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I think "ship" is "bark" (alt. barque), so the definition is "Vocalisation of friend". Hence the "when separated" bit...

...make sense?

Aha! Friend, as in "man's best friend". That'll be it.

Finished (I think) but can anyone explain 14D please?

14D Primate's go slow providing appetiser
A_E_I_I_

From the outset (i.e. even without crossing letters) I thought it was aperitif, but I can't parse it apart from primate = ape

rit. is short for "ritardando" in music, meaning "slow down" -"if" is (something - sorry - can't remember the clue)

"providing" !

Thank you! Never heard of the musical term.

My last one is 9 ac
"Country setter has 2 briefly after 11" (6)

I think that 2 is "colour" and 11 is "huge", and I'm guessing the answer is Mexico, but can't see why?

setter = me
11 is XI in roman numerals.
have you missed part of the clue for co= company(from memory).

setter = me
colour = co
eleven = X1

sorry, 2 = colour, 2 briefly = co.