Save father unusual present on his day (10)

aftershave: "save father" unusual (anagrammed) = a present given on Father's Day

Inspire half-breeds with two articles (7)

breathe: inspire = half of "breeds" (bre) + a + the

Painter's heard to move camera (5)

dolly: Dali = sounds like dolly

Tin gift strangely appropriate (7)

fitting: "tin gift" strangely (anagrammed) = appropriate

Gremlin in aft of zeppelin (3)

imp: gremlin = aft (end) of blimp

Messy porn is a requirement (4)

must: messy (anagrammed) "smut" = a requirement

Exit discount store (6)

outlet: exit = discount store

Utter only half of puns read (4)

pure: utter = (first) halves of words "puns read"

Search south, north, around, about (4)

scan: search = "sn" around (containing) "ca" (circa = about)

Shrill sound affected his welt (7)

whistle: shrill sound = affected (anagrammed) "his welt"

Pimple on woman's old plaything (6)

zither: zit + her = old plaything (thing to play (music) on). And by the way, zz is really for zzither.

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