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40 d.) Melancholy, mean man. (8)
I have ?L?N?E??

I am also struggling to break into the top left-hand corner. With 9 d.)

"Ringing hospital department after company function." (9)

I only have :- ????N????.
I'd be grateful of any suggestions to get a little further with this one.

40d plan gent

9d co tang ENT

Many thanks jazzgirl. Plangent was not known to me before today.

I should have got COTANGENT me being a retired Maths teacher. I'd been completely put off the right kind of Function in the wording of the clue. Thanks again.

Happy to help