Little Cryptic 2

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  1. 1. Harder one, not entirely easy among the English riddles for starters (6)
  2. 2. It lights up beginner's creativity and core talent. (6)
  3. 3. Provision discussing talons (6)
  4. 4. City involved in gossip arising (5)
  5. 5. Interesting graffiti outside & mold, for example (5)
  6. 6. Starting by more cocktails (6)
  7. 7. I, so-called top foreseer? (6)
  8. 8. Nameless young sheep removed nucleus DNA (6)