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10a Bear up river caught by one local, extremely backward (7) UN????T
The clue answer may be 6 or 7 letters ... am thinking defn may be Tear ( not bear)

12a Port's interior hotel finished first (6) so clue answer may be 5 or 6 letters . Defn possibly po E t , letters I have are I?EA?H

44a A short green awful frock for Morag. (6) clue answer may be 5 or 6 letters ... starts with N , ends with R possibly.
Grateful for any help

12. Neath (I think your 'i' is wrong - my finished answer, because of the theme was 'uneath')

44. The 'frock' is actually frAck.

10. Spot on "tear up" unroot, r in (un (1 local) + too)
reversed
12. The "i" from 6d is not part of this answer. Port => poet, neath, h after neat
44 similar to 12 the n is not part of this answer. Frock => frack, eager anagram of a + gree(n)

Hi xwordfan, there are two instances when the answer is 2 letters short of the grid fill.

Thanks malone and ginge, will soldier on now!

Stuck in bottom left corner if anyone can help please:
45a US general who defeated ace British sailors, no longer young - answer is 6 letters ?R??L? and the defn correction letters is C
38d Will's mother is supporting weak spine - 4 letters WE?? defn correction letters is A
39d Inspiring city area in Pierre's state 3 letters S??, defn correction letter is P ..............answer may be SAD - defn inspiring Pity??

45. Arnold, a (ace) + RN + old
38. Wean, w = weak + ean (given in Chambers as Shakespearian)
39. Spot on, a = area in Pierre (South Dakota)

Thank you ginge - what's the defn in 45?

Defeated => defected.

Thank you ginge - all sorted now thanks to you!