Local Cryptic - Few Tricky Ones And Seeking Confirmation On 1 - Thanks For Other Day's Answers

[pantonsteve]

1 seizes £999 [8] ?????n?s
2 place in the room, a hard -hearted person [5] ????a
3 cafe site meant to be redeveloped [9] e???????t
4 note if parson be about [5] b?e??
5 catch joy [4] g?e? - glee ?

[Mamyalynne]

3 Estaminet

[Mamyalynne]

4 Breve

[vetuste_ennemi]

5 double def
4 b(rev)e

[vetuste_ennemi]

1 IM pounds

[scorpiojo]

2 Omaha, in clue

[pantonsteve]

thank you all done

[vetuste_ennemi]

Yes, ScorpioJo, but how do you parse it? Aren't "the" and "person" otiose?

[scorpiojo]

Your Ans

[scorpiojo]

Other than being in the clue, I can't, V-e. Yes, I agree.