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Hi again Chiff, I really did not see that, many thanks.

PS. While you're here..

Depart hurriedly, finding parasite in joint (9) ??E?A?D?E I think it might be 'SKEDADDLE' but I can't parse a single letter!

Need help with the parsing for these..

Head off American horse, a famous mount - OSSA (Mount)

Drama involving English king and emperor - NERO (Emperor) If English is 'E' and 'King' is 'R' then drama would be 'No' - How so?

Reportedly pine for fellow mortal abandoning area injudiciously - MISGUIDEDLY Why fellow mortal and area?

Face a hard task, labouring for the Excise? - ?A?E ?N?S ?O?K ?U? O?T I've been staring at this on and off since yesterday and just can't see it.

18d have one's work cut out ; labouring=have one's work, excise=cut out
thanks for ossa (51d)
agree nero 52d but don't see why do=drama??

Drama... No is a form of Japanese drama.

For a hard task... Have Ones Work Cut Out

Head off... (H)oss, American for 'horse'.

Thanks Jane, thanks Malone, any ideas for the parsing of the 'Misguidedly' clue?

Reportedly...
Pine for fellow is Mis(s) Gui(guy) (Reportedly just means it sounds like)
Mortal is Deadly, with 'abandoning area' meaninbg you've to remove the 'a'.

reportedly= "misgui" sounds like " miss guy"
+ mortal=deadly, take away a (area), and you have "misguidedly". Nice one!

Excellent, thanks again Malone.

Thank you too Bustard.