Possible Clues:

• Movement on course, swallows fly
• Slump, depressed, next to item in playground
• Consumes some chicken in trend towards recession?
• County's side in an undesirable financial situation
• What leads to golf-club strike? It's not good for business
• Declining trend
• Eats a bit of chicken, seeing worsening of economy
• County's second side in decline
• Motion to strike in the southwest in street of government
• Part of drive in South-West going into college