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Having trouble parsing these, help much appreciated....

17a. Book of Numbers referred to in church? (6) - Hymnal

7d. Rebelliously sport zero hair, making entrance (7) - Enamour (Entrance)

The first one is just hidden / double definition - no parsing,

Sport is RU (rugby union), zero is O and hair is MANE (on a horse) all backwards ("rebelliously") gives ENAMOUR = entrance (as a verb)

Thanks Brackendale, I get the second one but I can't see Hymnal hidden, plus there is no L or Y in the clue?

Not hidden but it is a literal clue.

Hymn numbers are posted in church and are of course found in a Hymnal.

17 is a cryptic definition. a number is another word for a song.
a book of songs in a church is a Hymnal

Got it, thanks Trevor, thanks Mamya and thanks again Brackendale.

I said it was hidden in the sense that "Book of Numbers" would normally be read as a book of the Bible

Mamya says it better.

Works both ways really doesn't it.