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Stuck with a few,
8a, 8ltrs sacred musical drama, o???????
9d claims estimator 8 ltrs ??l?????o?
7d boisterious behaviour 4,7 ltrs
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5dcfencing sword ??c?e? 6ltrs
25a safety valve 6 ltrs ??????

8 ORATORIO

There might be letters wrong in 7d and 5d

Oratorio
Adjustor?
High spirits?

You are showing 10 letters, not 8, for 9d

5d should be SABRE

5d rapier ?

9d assessor ?

I can't count, jazzy - yes it's 6 letters.

The 3 "swords" used in modern fencing are foil, epee and sabre, but in the past users of rapiers would have been regarded as "fencers" rather than "swordsmen".

25a outlet ?

I am not very knowledgable re fencing Chris, only the wooden type :)