Answer are, sports,games,or pastimes
..and this is sphere big well certainly not gross (7)
Found in such essentials(5)
Assorted man utd striker,confused star (5,7,4)
Walk barefoot in the sea,then getting on an aircraft (6,8)
Moves with sudden speed (5)
...and sounds like where u stand to play it(6)
Go left and forward initially (4)
Looks like second class birds of the old variety (5)
Half the short horse is in the precious stone(5)
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