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7d (6) Understood bow's going to be scraped. (I have ?a?p??)
13a (6) Guide's clear about eastern checkpoint - extremely. (I have ??r?p?)
The last letter of the former is the first of the latter.
The 'p' in both clues is 'iffy'

13a DIRECT
clear=RID, reversed(about) + E(astern) + CT outer letters of CheckpoinT

7d RASPED, scraped
Grasped, minus G (bow=the front, going)

Many tanks mattrom.