Possible Clues:

• Splendid six -- hit going outside
• Generous number from Rome having whip-round
• Abject, not special or generous
• Extravagant, like a W.C.?
• Free like a poodle? Not initially
• To take the whip to about six is more than enough
• Rich
• More than generous
• Like an inaugural ball
• Plentiful or munificent