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Three-quarters done, but am stuck on one corner.
2D Department's cleaner having to go in, not having finished (8) -h-----t-
12A Artist's astute, keeping hot in leather (7)
----id-.
Thanks

12a Rawhide?

and Charente

Thanks, Alan - think 'rawhide' sounds correct.

Alan, thanks too for 'charente' - I might have got to that myself as I was considering words beginning 'char'