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REPRISALEarl rips pants in retaliatory act (8) GRIMACESMakes a face (8) CAVALIEROffhand GENERALSClasses by extremely lugubrious commanders (8) EMIRATESWhat Sex Pistols were paid for 3 months in Holloway venue SPITBALL"Ammunition" for a class clown HOWSLIFE"What's new with you?" OKSOWHAT"And your point is?" AMBULANTMoving about in the morning, six-footer clutches bauble, oddly (8) DATELINEIt says where and when an article was written (8) ENTREATYRequest to dine in foyer EARLIESTSoonest SAYONARAJapanese farewell WARFARINDrug no good when engaging in battle (8)