Harry Belafonte and I entertaining member of crew (11)
I believe the answer is:
lifeboatmen
'harry belafonte and i entertaining member of crew' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'harry belafonte and i entertaining member' is the wordplay.
'harry' indicates an anagram (harry can mean to attack or spoil).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'entertaining' is an insertion indicator.
'member' becomes 'm'.
'belafonte' put after 'i' is 'ibelafonte'.
'ibelafonte' is an anagram of 'lifeboaten'.
'lifeboaten' placed around 'm' is 'LIFEBOATMEN'.
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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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