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3 Some banks are situated in the centre of Basra ?SAR

I think it's probably ASAR - A for are (metric unit) in ASR (centre of BasrA) - but what is it? A river? A group of banks?

6 Gossip once frequent the East End? A?NT

Almost certainly AUNT (an old word for gossip), but why? (The wording of the clue doesn't make much sense - that's the online version - perhaps a missing word?)

I'd be grateful for any pointers, thanks.

(H)aunt = frequent
Assuming East Enders drop their 'H's

3. ASAR is an alternative spelling of ESKER, a geological term for ridges of gravel or sediment

It does look like an 'in' may be missing in 6.

Mattrom, thank you very much indeed! I don't think I was close to getting Cockney haunt, even allowing for the missing word. As for ASAR, it was probably on the Google page that came immediately after the one I decided to give up at!
Cheers again!