Possible Clues:

• Mad O'Neill wins the award
• Cook laid lemon round piece of meat
• Award that's worn
• Circular piece of meat — commemorative award
• Decoration worn round the neck
• This person, boy turning back fierce animal, gets little gong to wear round neck
• Ornamental disc on a chain
• People arrest smooth boy over a little bling
• Cut of meat old menial cooked . . .
• An old lime spoiled cut of meat