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I hope they don't throw the book at me. What naughty thing might I do now?

Sex and the City character
Biology class topic
Phantom's lady
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Hopelessness
Traditionally, bed protection device
Arsonist
Christmas decoration
Dept. called to help with crashes
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Not now
Company lover?
Reboot, maybe
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Narrower

I'm all mixed up now. These aren't off the shelf:

Against (3)
Any of the 12 Angry Men (5)
Extinct bird (4)
The answer to this puzzle (7)