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Two to parse please

25a Cryptic clue about banking note in Swiss city (7)

L?C?R?E (answer is LUCERNE) What does ERN stand for ?

23d Man's absorbed by right idea (6)

T?E?R? (answer is THEORY) wHERE DOES THE 'Y' come from ?
14:02 Thu 24th May 2012
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dannyk13
He absorbed by Tory
14:03 Thu 24th May 2012
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HowardKennitby
[t [he] ory]
14:04 Thu 24th May 2012
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Thank you Danny. I saw THEO + R. Too much sun i guess : )
14:06 Thu 24th May 2012
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Found it.

ERN
Eritrea—nakfa (currency)
14:07 Thu 24th May 2012
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Thank you also HK : )
14:07 Thu 24th May 2012
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apologies to anyone wanting the parse for 25a LUCERNE. It is as follows.

Cryptic clue = LUCE
about banking = RE (reversed)
note = N(ote)
Put ERN inside luc(ERN)E
16:24 Thu 24th May 2012

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