Grotesque waterspout (8)
I believe the answer is:
gargoyle
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">grotesque waterspout</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gargoyle that I've seen before include "Grotesque carved figure as ancient water-spout" , "Grotesque carving" , "Medieval gutter spout made of sculpted grotesque figure" , "Ugly person's" , "Ugly carved figure on a building" .)