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He's funny, as many will admit (5)

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I believe the answer is:

clown

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'he's funny' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'many will admit' is the wordplay.
'many will' becomes 'cl' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'admit' becomes 'own' (own can mean to admit or acknowledge).
'cl'+'own'='CLOWN'

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for clown that I've seen before include "Red-nosed, long-shoed entertainer" , "Buffoon" , "Funny man in circus" , "Behave playfully" , "Harlequin" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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