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Two I can't parse...
4d City loses vital stuff but not leader (5)
I have: L?E?S. Presumably Leeds but why?
6d Domestic appliance not very evident in club (5)
I have: D?I?R. Presumably Drier but again why?

4d

(B)Leeds

6d

Driver minus V

Many thanks mamya

You're welcome

10a....Hot, in meadows turning - into desert ?
S?H?L...SAHEL ? ...not sure why ?

meadows/leas

Thanks rambler...not sure if I would ever have been able to parse it without you !

Can I please confirm my answer for 7d...Game to reveal secrets of the Orient (7,8)
CHINESE WHISPERS, coz CHEQUERS fits as well !

I'm not sure! "Chinese whispers" is a party game. The classic example is "Send reinforcements, we're going to advance" mutates to "Send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance".

Probably the right answer, then.