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Mouth off, for starters, and give someone a kick (5)

Amuse(-bouche)

Assume missing son is desperate to play (5)

Out of hand, assume I'm holding no trumps (spades) in trick (11)

Out of hand - anag. ind. - A(s)sume me nt

Nt is accepted abbrev. for no trumps

Out of hand, assume I'm holding no trumps, or spades, in a trick (11)

A trick being a round of play as opposed to conjuring.

Bowl over of high-class seam (5)

Bowl over is def. Also using over as anag. ind. For u seam

For all you non-cricket fans....

An over is 6 legitimate bowled balls.

Seam bowling is where the bowler (generally fast or medium-paced) deliberately bowls the ball to land on its seam, causing random movement.

If not happy with over doing double-duty...

Bowl over of spirited, high-class seam (5)

I guess you could have...

Bowl over of high-class seam (5)

Where bowl over is both def. and anag.ind.

Diversion enema must produce (9)

Randy man met Sue for some fun(9)

Randy as AI

Wow factor in dishes, umami, making a comeback (5)