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8 D. Caught by press over not mature relationship with lawyer, say (9) ?????ta??
14 A. Lifted diamonds donated to unusually pure woman (6) ?p?r??

Thanks for any help.

8 Clientage (relationship with lawyer, say) ?

cannot fully parse though.

Thanks - a definite possibility! I'll see if it works/helps with any other clues.

14a updrew

Rosie, thanks.

12 A. Trip out in capital discovers bias there (9,two words) p?rt????s
(Port Something? Thought of Port Louis, but can't see any reasoning for that)
25 D. Render plausible explanation for obscure word (5) ?hos?
(If 'ghost', why?)
Thanks for any help or advice.

12a parti pris

25d gloss

Thanks - I was way off track!

8d Clientage (c)aught 'lie' = press, nt = not, mature -'age'

Harlequin, thanks for that explanation - it's always good to know how an answer works.