DOUBLING BACK
The Puzzlemaster Presents Vol. 2
Will Shortz

The answer to the first clue in each pair has five letters. Double the middle letter and then reverse everything to get a six-letter word that answers the second clue.

Ex: Remove stickiness from / Held up at gunpoint
                 DEGUM                       MUGGED

1. Part of the arm that bends / Move unsteadily
2. Dieter's lunch /  city in Texas
3. Dishes with lots of ingredients /  Chocolates
4. Daughter of King Lear / Shrew
5. Railroad station / Exceeded
6. Someone who can take a joke / Soldiers
7. Famous "Uncle" / Vacation time
8. Painter of ballet dancers / Drooped
9. Head congestion area / Some Muslims
10. Raring to go / Popular music from Jamaica

Answers:

1. ELBOW / WOBBLE
2. SALAD / DALLAS
3. STEWS / SWEETS
4. REGAN / NAGGER
5. DEPOT / TOPPED
6. SPORT / TROOPS
7. REMUS / SUMMER
8. DEGAS / SAGGED
9. SINUS / SUNNIS
10. EAGER / REGGAE