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Hi folks - I've 2 today:
"Earnest request by competitors, including one in Egypt" = 'entreaty'.
"Lab equipment takes an age nearly to sort mushrooms overall" = 'spectroscope'
Many thanks.

earnest request= entreaty
competitors = entry
one = a
Egypt = ET (International car recognition)

lab equipment = spectroscope
an age = epoch (nearly epoc)
cep = a type of mushroom
+ anagram of sort

Thanks, wombat. Nice to see someone else up early in the morning!