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Lei is the currency in Romania.
Idle sounds like idol.

…and LEI(sure) is the wordplay, I should have said.

Ah very good jono

16d. Application for the stage
DILIGENCE

22a. Latin dance that's never hard to find around Brazilian city?
CARIOCA

11a. Identify person who's in bondage losing head over one who isn't
FREEMAN

Parses for the above please.

Hi Whetstone

16d. Double definition. A diligence is also a type of stagecoach

22a. C(h)A-C(h)A around RIO

11a. Reversal of NAME and (s)ERF

Nice one geting cheers

20a. Very poor country needs support to inhibit demand, and so on
BASKET CASE

1d. Passed up, Charlie declines sweets
GUMDROP

3d. Gripping first half of live relegation classic - scrappy encounter
DEMOLITION DERBY

Parses for the above please.

20a BASE (support) around ASK (demand) and ETC (and so on)

1d looks like a reversal of MUG (passed up Charlie) and DROPS (declines). It needs to be plural though

3d LI(ve) in DEMOTION (relegation)
The Derby is one of the Classics in racing.

Nice one thanks Jono