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2d. Rich man's sort of nightclubs? (5) - DIVES (Sort of nightclubs) Why 'Rich man'?

7d. Sister in London's business area, one trouble-maker giving voice (9) - ENUNCIATE (Voice)

It looks like 'Sister' = NUN + 'Business area' = EC or ECI + One = I or A, but why is TE or ATE, 'Trouble-maker'?

25a. Anguish of some about match (5) - AGONY (Anguish)

I think it's 'Some' = ANY around GO, but how does Go = 'Match'?

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Dives
ˈdʌɪviːz/
noun literary
used to refer to a typical or hypothetical rich man.
"there must be rich and poor, Dives says, smacking his claret"

7 Possibly this ate?


Ate
n (Greek myth) a goddess who makes men blind so that they will blunder into guilty acts


25 Does this bag match/go with my outfit?

25. Does this top match these trousers, does this top go with these trousers?

7 I have seen 'eat/ate' used as 'to trouble' but was looking for more re the 'maker' part, hence my link.

Excellent, thanks Mamya, thanks Malone.