Man left in – he made people laugh (7)
I believe the answer is:
chaplin
'aeur he made people laugh' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'man left in' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'chap' (I've seen this in other clues).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'chap'+'l'+'in'='CHAPLIN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chaplin that I've seen before include "Charlie -- (The Gold Rush)" , "Silent film comedian" , "Charlie --, silent film star" , "Charlie . . . . . . ., great clown of the cinema" , "Charlie ......., popular tramp of silent screen" .)