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Small room at back of No 10.
Could someone just tell me the answer, then I can go to sleep...

Small room - cell
at back of No - o
Cellos are behind the percussion instruments in an orchestra (i think!!)

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Hi again, rl. Please explain where the answer is contained in the clue?

... I refer to CELLO

Cello
Small room = cell
back of No = o
10 = instrument - answer to 10 across

Hi Chrisg. Coo!!! Must by a bad day for me. I still can't follow the setter's reasoning. I must go and have a lie down.LOL

Ah Chrisg. Of course! I just realise that 10 refers to a different clue in the same puzzle whose answer is 'instrument'. Sorry!
Not having the paper/puzzle can be a problem. I kept thinking 'self-contained clue'. Grrr.