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sheet...which is a line (rope) at sea

Well done Chris! And, of course STRETCH = SHEET (Chambers & Oxford Thesauri) e.g of ice.
Now to no.5. Each clue is of a different type; 1 complex anag; 2.containment; 3 charade; 4. double and, finally, 5 = a different class of clue than the others. I'll throw in a letter or two soon.

and the stretch bit is ?

I must buy a better thesaurus.

5
folds up??

Welcome emf. Not folds up. It's hyphenated.
OK. ?e???-??

... and the "!" is important.

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heave ho !

You're getting there Chrisg BUT doesn't fir the clue. Thanks BD, I'll have a look.