1- Dot is good when accepted by peer in Scotland (6) ???G?? 2- River to run West in an S-shaped curve (5) ??E?? 3- Pleasure less sweet which gets you going (11) ????????T?? 4- Muses on ultimate political revolutionary - him? (5) L???? 5- Judge in speculation having suffered loss (6) B?R??? 6- German suggestion of high cholesterol diet? (9) ??I?D???? 7- Notice sailors at home entertained by clown (7) M?R?ING 8- Raise for supporting subject for debate (9) ????O?I?N 9- Arrival with message from the emperor (6) W?E?N?
9 If this is from Araucaria's Saturday cryptic, there are 2 identical clues, both 6 letters. One answer is THAMES and the other WITHAM. The clue contains "with a message", so the a supplies the missing letter from your question.