not holly but ivy

[esmeralda]

9. (See 5) Said to be his undoing (5 8). no 5 answer is David Niven. but i'm not sure whether this is what is referred to. here. Answers contain letters IV. Any good clues please? Thanks.

[FoxLee2]

It doesn't refer to question 5. otherwise it would have said No.5. Say it out loud and listen carefully to what you are saying.

[sadielady]

Sir Clive Sinclair

[FoxLee2]

What don't you understand about the word 'CLUES'? I could have given the answer but that was not asked for.

[boxtops]

Esmeralda, I see you have your answer - but in case you hadn't, it's helpful to us if you show ??IV? ???????? as the place where the IV is in the answer. All clues help you (and us!) to suggest the answer!

[FoxLee2]

boxtops - it's not a crossword, you don't know where the IV will be or in which word if the answer has two or more words.

[sadielady]

I will consider myself well and truly admonished

[boxtops]

Ah - fair enough foxlee, but since the OP doesn't say where this clue is from, and the number of letters was given, I made a wrong assumption :-(

barb - I'd have said that if you hadn't ;-)

[esmeralda]

Thanks so much everyone. i was on completely the wrong track.