Here are 4 more clues, if there are any clever people out there!
9) Ringing bells for an artist (7)
10) Soldiers about (3)
11) First purchase a tool for nothing (7)
12) But I will find it (4)
Many thanks.
Hi tommy.toon, I had thought of roc or orc - only 3 letter ones I could think of - but I couldn't work out why it would be either of those. I get that the 'c' is about but what's the ro mean?