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Struggling this week, still three to get.
13a - Affected kid in old Japanese capital (8) S???C?E?

27a - See retiring CO fade from memory outside Home Counties (7) D?O?E?E Looks like Diocese, but why?

2d - Small person on budget holiday finds beetle (7)
S?A?P??

Last letter of 2d is the 3rd letter of 13a

Grateful for any help, thanks in advance.

13 Stricken - Trick in Sen
27 A See is also a Diocese
2 Scamper - (to) Beetle about

27 also

CO + Die + SE (south East/Home counties)

CO backwards in DIE (fade from memory?), then SouthEast for "Home Counties"

Brilliant, many thanks.