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5ac]Piece of key informant's confession?[6]
B???O?
17d]Go off the best solicitor in the business?
?T??? / ??T

17d star tout ...start out
5a bishop

B = Key

I shop ( informant's confession?)

verb (used with object), shopped, shopping.
11.
to seek or examine goods, property, etc., offered for sale in or by:
She's shopping the shoe stores this afternoon.
12.
Chiefly British Informal.

to put into prison; jail.
* to behave treacherously toward; inform on; betray. *

Thanks xwordfan, and shooty in particular.

Happy to help hallgreening.

I just gave the parse for Xwordfan's answer.

13d]What might be found by duo working together at sink?[6-5]
[W]???E? / ??Y?R

Washer Dryer

For anyone who may look in that needs the definition :

Bishop = Piece (On a Chess Board)

Thanks malone and shooty.