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[beanpole]

Nearly there
7a Audibly 'e clips a cigar (6)
?o?o?a
Looks like korona but why ?/

8a Most of 7 in recession need a grand coat of some type (6)
A?O?A?

Anorak ?

[ladyalex]

8a ANORAK ?

[lslowry]

corona is a type of cigar

[ladyalex]

And you can see a CORONA during a solar eclipse or 'e clips

[ladyalex]

8a ANORAK.... ANOR=most of CORONA in reverse (recession)
AK = a grand or a thousand

[Jumbuck]

7a CORONA [cigar]

audibly 'e clips = eclipse => corona (? the sun's corona is visible duing a total eclipse ?)


8a ANORAK [coat of some type]

most of 7 = most of corona = (co)rona [usually it's the last letters that are dropped]
in recession => anor
a grand = a k

[beanpole]

Thank you all .

I was totally puzzled by 'e clips. It's great to have such excellent explanations

[ladyalex]

Happy to help , beanpole :-))