Puzzle from Eni spare a minute please?!

My first is in apples and also in squirt
My seconds in snuffles and also in spurt
My third is in apron but isn`t in arm
My fourth is in staple but isn`t in psalm
My fifth is in sherry and also in mere
My sixth is in merry and also in smear
My sevenths in father but isn`t in then
My eighths in uncle and also in men
He`s big and he`s strong and will go out on a limb
We all know he`s got her, but who has got him!?Www@Enter-QA@Com

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