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Need help with parsing the following please so explanations as to how you arrived at the answer would be helpful.
A) Backing provided for American holy man (4). Is it sufi? If so, why?
B) The Sound of Music in verse form (7). Is it rondeau? If so, why?
C) Fellow is at home earlier, as work's ending (5) Is it finis? If so, why?
D) Flew thus after take-off? (8). ????A?E? Is it streaked? If so, why?
Sorry about the why, why, why, whys!!!

A IF (provided) US backwards
B sounds like RONDO, a musical form
C F(ellow) IS after IN (at home)
D ?

Thank you chrise. Clue D is now S?R?A?E? (8)

D) streaked as in flying (running) after take off as in taking off clothes

Need help with 8d - Anglophone abroad, boy diving into river, sinking rapidly (12) I have (possibly) ?e?r?n?o?a?e though not sure about all of them!

Never heard the word, but the parsing would be
DEE (river) around
GRINGO - Mexican term for an English speaker
LAD - boy

Thanks Malone - new word to me ( but that's not unusual)

Thanks for the parsing chrise

You're welcome, norrier.
I've just Googled - we're allowed not to know it, as it's a French word!

16 down: shouldn't "caught" read "catch"?