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all answers have a silent letter in them
1)Chess move at Leeds, for example (6)
2)Give ear to silent variation (6)
3)good life girl has go in reversing tram (6)
4)Sign away contents to nibble (4)
5)Revolutionary activity of Madame Defarge (8)
6)Respect judge (6)
7)Seaweed for troture (5)

I think the 1st two are;
castle
listen

Thanks, I was thinking castle, but could not see where the move bit came in.

To castle, is to perform a defensive move in chess.
I think 5) may be Knitting

re Question 5)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricoteuse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Defarge

4) siGN AWay gnaw

4. gnaw
7. wrack

6. honour

3) is MARGOT.

No 5 Knitting