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i kept trying to anagram Menu around Ate.

7.Expenses interrupted by short stubborn person(7)

Defends(7)

must be Excuses - cus(s)
exes = expenses???

Hat and several items of clothing doffed, Trevor. Felt one was simply bayonetting the wounded when the hard work had been done by you.

Thanks also ixion for fiendish fun.

Been offline again, yelling at internet provider on the phone. Sorry I missed the fun. I immediately zoomed in on the Canadian one and tried to work with Canuck. I've never seen it spelled with a K!

Thank the goddess that I had go out again...that was confusing me...

...well, until it was solved...then it was a piece of p£&s!!!!!

lol p@

Thanks ixion, but it was a bit beyond my experience. A steep learning curve though!

Andy

Thanks, ixion - definitely too elaborate for me!

Joan, you still got 2) and the final clue. I think that is a result so well done.

Thanks for having a go everyone, it was rather convoluted, I had problems keeping track of it when setting.

The full answers were...

1.Fuss about “front half only” [massage] business(7)[shiatzu](wordplay @ 6)

2.[Defends] unnecessary synonym, conceding the point ultimately(7) [excuses](wordplay @ 7)

3.Wolfed into [fruit] free menu(7) [avocado](wordplay @ 1)

4.Dismissing a Canadian, North American [annoys] the French(7) [needles](wordplay @ 2)

5.Regret reported [pitch] jibe(7) [bitumen](wordplay @ 3)

6.Small dog(not very good with animals it's said)gripping a [bone](7) [knuckle](wordplay @ 4)

7.Expenses [row] interrupted by short stubborn person(7) [rhubarb](wordplay @ 5)

Link bankers bonuses, anag of first(bankers) and last letters.