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Help appreciated parsing these.....

5a - Chief at heart persistently stunned (6) - AGHAST

I thought this might have something to do with "aga" for "chief" but I can't make sense of it.

7d - Not having one, is lamenting troubles (4) - AILS

I wondered if this might be a subtractive anagram but, again, I can't see it.

Apologies, it should be WON not ONE.....

7d - Not having won, is lamenting troubles (4) AILS

Hi Bren,
agha is a variant of aga; agha + persi)st(ently
Won = W as in the current form of football teams on fixture lists/coupons; (w)ails

Brilliant, I was nowhere even close - many thanks.

7d (W) ails

Sorry, I missed previous posts but at least we agreed!