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1A Def Present Wordplay Toady (creep), change ad (notice) to da (lawyer)
6A Def Damaged Wordplay To (too disheartened) in front of 're' (regiment)
7A Def Obscures Wordplay A bit of a soft D-def :/
8A Def Mature Wordplay Remove top of sage
9A Def Oscar Wordplay Anagram of yeomen without 'E' (Earl)
2D Def Southern region Wordplay OO (old love) around tag (stub)
3D Def A lot Wordplay N (knight) after doze (sleep)
4D Def Metric measurement Wordplay reversal of era
5D Def All right Wordplay Right-hand-letters
7D Def Excessively theatrical Wordplay Hidden in newish amateur