Possible Clues:

• Back again in port, I dress as a performer
• The player is enough to make the jetty decay
• Type of clown
• Character in French pantomime
• Aviator's left to be replaced by stray entertainer
• The decay of the jetty is just part of the show
• Sad-eyed clown wants mole to perish
• Clown the suspected cause of downfall at Brighton?
• This may play a part in making the jetty decay
• In French panto, clown with white face and baggy costume