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Thanks Quisling for the nice parsing. Could get the answer.

Quisling, well done on getting that one so quickly.
Bharat, that latest clue was a lot better!

Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
"Palanquins having hole raised in diocese after bishop departs (4,6)"

This is pretty obscure, Bharat. It’s a Latin term for what happens when a bishop departs from a see. Typically used of the Pope.

The wordplay gives a four-letter word for a hole, usually underground, where bats might live, inside a six-letter plural of a word for palanquins which is often follows by chairs.

The phrase is normally used in the ablative, not as the clue specifies, but I’m sure that’s what is required. If Latin’s not your thing I’ll happily tell you what I think the answer is.

Thanks Quisling for the brilliant parsing. I get sede.vacans from your parsing. But when I googled, I got Sedes Vacans or Sede Vacante. Please confirm the word sede vacans is correct or not. If not please tell the correct answer.

Well done Bharat. I think the clue is slightly wrong. The usual nominative form is “sedes vacans”, meaning empty seat. Sedes is the singular and plural form. The phrase “sede vacante” is a construction called an “ablative absolute”, setting the circumstance for the clause, meaning “while the see is vacant”.

So “sede” is the ablative declension of “sedes”, and should correctly be followed by “vacante”, the ablative present participle of vacate, the verb for to be empty.

So the clue is technically incorrect, as it’s a hybrid of a nominative and an ablative form. It should either be “sedes vacans” or “sede vacante”.

But the wordplay clearly points to cave reversed in sedans, so I think you have to put “sede vacans” as the answer, even though I would mark it as wrong in Latin!

Thanks Quisling for the confirmation. I could get educated in Latin also from you. A very good form with a lot of intellectuals like you. Thanks.

Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
"Spooner's cut part of speech in ground (5,4)"

Thanks mattrom for the help.

Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
" Company quietly stops manufacturing primarily eutectoid steel for optical instrument (9)"
I thought of ENDOSCOPE, but unable to parse it satisfactorily.