Answers to the numbered clues(all in Chambers)are of a type indicated by the Link clue.
The definition part in each numbered clue belongs to the wordplay at another, letter count at each clue relates to the answer indicated by the wordplay at that clue.
The Link clue lacks definition.
1.Mostly minor celebrities and leading star, man with a chequered background(5)
2.Fed up about entering heaven(6)
3.Pink/sexually ambiguous pound spent here?(6)
4.Golden years following first crusade(4)
5.Rarely relevant regulation applied to short Romany gentleman(5)
6.Sporting ears, skipping, led field(5)
7.Prison affected me without the team(7)
Link - Batty fan special, Last of the Summer....(8)