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Apologies Chrism and Luftmensch for the name mixing earlier!

Thanks muraria, I've seen your earlier post and that would have got me there too

Having made great leaps forward I'm stumped again by:
7*. 'Central region of Australia is wild in general'. With the letters I have it looks like an anagram (wild) of Australia minus the outer letters. Can I find a general that fits? Nope.
12/16. Jacob's wife....etc. I know he had 2 wives, neither of which seem to be very hip-hop. But then, neither am I.
Hints and shoves welcome.

Neither of them was very hip or hop, and nor is the artist referred to. But one of the wives can follow (backwards) a variant of hip hop.

the general is from coriolanus

Hi Granama,
On the Roman general, it's not clear there was a real-life such character but he definitely turns up 'Coriolanus' as a general.

Thanks Lufmensch and Bunty. Sorted. (:o)

Can I get help with these please:
7 Came across, when shifting earth, metal extraterrestrial object (9)
3 Soprano drawn to Germany had a 200% rise (7) doubled ??
8/12 String section returns in vivace , ethereal form (7) ..is it hidden in there backwards??

Sorry Bunty, crossed posts!

Bunty
7 Met + with 6-letter metal ore and the e moving to the front
3 Go one more: doubling is 100% increase
8/12 Vivace is three-letter word usually evoked by people bemoaning its more recent appropriation, string is literal three-letter word (think neckwear) + s reversed