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7 Across, As written by lonesco perhaps, with skill, about Rex in Genet's South (8) ?B??????

8 Down, Passing motion to dismiss adored leader in Act of Abandonment (9) ??F?C???G

13 Down, Humorist with dead painter dividing attention(6,4) E???R? L???

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13 EDWARD LEAR

EAR around D(ead) and WARDLE - Google tells me that Arthur Wardle was an English Painter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wardle

8d
Defecting

(Defecating minus a )

7 absurdly

With skill - ably
Rex - R
Genet's south - Sud

Eugene Inonesco (Theatre of the absurd)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the_Absurd

Re Genet
Jean Genet was a French novelist ( see Theatre of the absurd)
Sud (French for South)

Many thanks to all and thanks for the explanations.