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I haven't changed a 'p' to a 'w' (or a 'w' to a 'p')?

Ukridge the first two words of 45 are the definition

yes, sorry - it is the first word for the entry (I was referring to the 2nd def of the homophone).

Good to see you helping out, quisling.

'a current story' is the entry in Chambers that bothers me - any thoughts, on this?

Thank you drxx. I've found it now. I was looking for the wrong character.

To say that I am struggling with this would be a huge understatement - but just to preserve some sanity, please tell me that some of the escapees in the grid are unches.

Drxx, I thought this clue functioned perfectly well without removing an extra word. I agree the penultimate word potentially helps define the homophone, as you indicate. But to make my solution work I removed it, and relied on the definition above it in Chambers

Yes Gitto, they are

Thank goodness for that!! Every time I decide to bin this I suddenly stumble across another answer which forces me to carry on - but not with much conviction of completing it.