Thanks, Lex!

One we both liked, not too difficult:

A drug hit the other side of Mars (8,4)

Direct on the right, wordplay 1 + 7 + 4

A slight rewrite might help:

A drug hit between Mars and Jupiter (8,4)

Asteroid belt, methinks

Asteroid answer, Lex!

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Nice play on words Rog.

Thank you!

Here's another groaner we liked in a recent FT puzzle

Sad record playing into the early hours? (12)

I see no-one has bitten on my bonus anagram - direct on the left cvcvvc ccvcvccvc

Direct on the left for the groaner cvccvccvcvcv, all vowels used except u, and o appears twice

The bonus anagram words begin with R and P.

The groaner starts with D and the wordplay breaks down as 4 + 2 + 2 + 4.

Roll up, roll up for the mindbenders... which of course leads to Wayne Fontana (but nothing whatsoever to do with the clues)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqeXCa9ER3w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVyPQA3PO5U

"I have just realised your groaner was used for one of my Swifties", said Tom disconsolately

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... and to put you out of your misery, the anagram produces Regius Professor

Thanks. Lex!

(Even as a Brit, I wouldn't have got the other one )

Short sentence heard in preambles (9)

Direct on the right, one indicator

cvcvcvccc

Looking at synonyms for "preamble" might help...

"Sentence" in terms of a grammatical construction, not time in jail...

Forewords (having used your first hint and scratched my head quite hard...)

Nice solve, Lex - that one appealed to my sense of humour!

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Thank you UW!

Poor country singer performed another style on street (4-8)

Direct on the left cvcc-cccvccvc three of the letters appear twice

The first word starts with C