Possible Clues:

• Give impression of being single. Having wife, conceal it
• Copy -- trim it at end? Trim at both ends
• Mirror? One friend holds it
• One friend keeping object to copy
• Fellow I set up with a note to copy
• I am getting the thing put away that's seen to be copy
• One friend collects Italian copy
• Parrot -- one pal holds it
• Fake sex accepted by single partner
• Make fun of, in a way