8 down
They
remove
caps
from
batsmen
to
sustain
courage
(6-7)
They remove caps from batsmen to sustain courage (6-7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
They remove caps is the definition — things that take caps off bottles. In the wordplay, BOTTLE means courage, and OPENERS are the batsmen who open the batting in cricket, with 'sustain' telling us BOTTLE holds up OPENERS in a down clue.