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26d. fish showing black lines (5) --EY-.
25d. Exercise in school hospital to move to a slightly more mature regime (5) --EA-.
6d. Quarrel in Scotland briefly terrible with sides falling out (5) -L-T-.

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Flyte in clue

Thanks Scorpiojo

7d. Scot's to suffer maybe, trusted companion having been dumped (5).
8d. Period in which British must show quality (6) -TM--E.

Sorry.....letters in 7d. are........-SA--.

8 Timbre,time with Br/British.

Hi Joe. Would it be so complex as:-

trusted = staunch; companion = CH; dropped gives STAUN.

STAUN is a Scots word for 'stand' which can mean ("maybe") to suffer

Thanks Jolan......last one.....21d. Particular saint's symbol-cosider having small crown inscribed (6) T-R-SS.

T-cross

Sudokulover..........you are a cracker!! Many thanks!!! Joe.