To mamalynne , factor30 and cupid04. Following your comments , I had a good long think and decided the answer was " Shrapnel" Are you happy with that ?
Clue is " Scruples" 8 letters . i have S-R-P-E-. S from opus,R from mariner ,P from lordship and E from nudge, all of which i am pretty confident about.HELP
Be a good looker but no beauty competition winner. This was "answered " earlier with " Ugly Duckling" which makes no sense and doesn't fit my letters which are _ _ _ S/ _O_H_N__ Help