Possible Clues:

• Like controversial verses thus written about a function
• An act is terribly evil
• Twisted element of magic in a Tasmanian devil's character
• Served up aspic in a tasting sample — that's nasty!
• Hellish cat is an oddball
• Act a sin out? Diabolical
• Pocketing a brown, so coming to black?
• See 8
• So defending what the Sun produces is wicked?
• Recite bitter sounding verses from controversial book