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Comic, as many will admit (5)

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clown

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'comic' is the definition.
(clown is a kind of comic)

'many will admit' is the wordplay.
'many will' becomes 'cl' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'admit' becomes 'own' (I've seen this before).
'cl'+'own'='CLOWN'

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for clown that I've seen before include "Comic performer" , "Act comically" , "Circus comedian" , "Slapstick entertainer" , "Red-nosed, long-shoed entertainer" .)

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