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13 A. Remote computer peripheral failing one run (5)

A six-letter word for a very common computer peripheral, yours is probably in use now, with one letter (failing one run = drop a letter,...).

sunray .. i googled the 2 words that were missed out in the grid entry for 7a (gave you that earlier) and the other one. (do you have the other one)

Sunray, 11 A isn't 13 letters long.

Xwordfan, I think Sunray thought he had the word - but I feel he's lead himself astray!

Solved all of the normal clues, solved the two unusual ones & I have the 2-word phrase - but I'm scratching my head as to how to apply the technique it describes to the unclueds. Has anyone cracked the last stage?

Begemot, it's not as tricky as it first seems. You're turning the unclued entries into what they would be in the 2 word-phrase, but without the apparently normal/standard ending. Wiki helped me!

Begemot, I should have said 'and with the normal/standard ending, they're all linked to the title'.

Thanks malone. I had outer for 13a. Without parsing.

I have 11a: belabours as Tans with R and G.
11a. Moving to another place belabours Government involving Republican (6).

10. Ecological communities succeeded in this place but not at first (4)
S+ (H) ere?

Still looking for second word.

Your 10 is correct, sunray.

11 A is 11 letters before you take out the missing component. I didn't know the answer could mean 'moving to another place', but Chambers confirmed it. Chambers would also give you the second component if you look at the entries for the first.

Thanks Malone. See it now - full grid. I'm not sure I found the endgame that satisfying - once I'd seen the light with your help, the rest of the grid was a CTRL+F on a Wikipedia page. How was it for you?

Begemot, glad I could help. I enjoyed the endgame - maybe because I made myself work out the unclued entries. I stayed away from Wiki!