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Hi, I'm learning to do cryptic crosswords. Here are a few I'm stumped on.

1) The purposes of camping (7) ??????s
2) Passed level without solving? Sounds like you had a short stay. (7) ????s??
3) Red claret drunk after finishing meals (7) s??????
4) Dirt that celebrity gets involved in? Could be hot! (7) ??s????
5) Returning ballerina is surely covering up nationality (7) ???s???
6) Rugby player with ring finally asks to start engagement by doing this? (7) ?????s?
7) Wealthiest, losing source of money, bury their heads in the sand (supposedly) (7) ?s?????

Thanks for any help!

1 in-tents
2
3 s-carlet
4
5 Russian (hidden in "ballerina is surely", reversed)
6
7 ost-rich

6 prop-o-s-e

4 mu-star-d

2 crossed? reposed? I'm not sure of this one yet

.................still pondering "guessed" (guest), too, but still not satisfied!

2) ELAPSED?

could if be skipped?

Thank you so much for the help (and for spelling out the answers for me)! Much appreciated!

I don't follow ANY of the suggestions offered for Nr 2 --- can s'one parse for me perhaps ?? !!