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Belly dancer , say , without wisdom turned quickly (6) E?OTIC .........looks like exotic (defn belly dancer ,say) but how does it parse please?

wisdom was an extra word so should be ignored in the clue

Ex = without
Cito = quickly.

... and 'turned' means that 'cito' becomes 'otic'.

I'd stuck my answer in without thinking - your question prompted me to look in Chambers. I'd never seen or heard 'cito' before.

Ex = without, cito (Latin, quickly) reversed

Thanks - confirmation is always good!

Can anyone help with this one, please?

Adorn shelf bearing ultimately vile ragged bit of paper (10)

The clue may have an extra word to be removed. The answer begins with a,b, c, d or e.

Thank you.

Deckle-edge.
Deck ledge (vil)e.

Thank you, malone.
I don't think I'd ever have got that.

Glad I could help. I had DEC?L?EDG before I got it!