31 December - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue

Court plaster in shop at chateau (5)
Solution – patch

If you look closely you can see the solution "patch" within the words "shop at chateau".  And in historical times (even as late as the Regency) a patch was something you put on your face as decoration – like a beauty spot – this is "patch" as in Georgette Heyer's Powder and Patch.

Today’s cryptic crossword clue – solution tomorrow

Stabbed, king by fiend abroad (6)
Source of clue – NZ Herald

Hint – an abbreviation for king is involved in the solution