Possible Clues:

• One takes fall on head after this last animal
• A pact goes awry - blame him
• The blamed creature is in the wilderness
• A cop gets a transfer for whipping boy
• Person taking blame for others
• Person made responsible, positioned to receive top personality
• One blamed for the mistakes of others
• Can carrier attack vigorously on southern Province, say?
• Namely, animal to depart to a desert, finally?
• Go at the end of the end of 23 across and take the blame (9)