People in the circus lifting whale? Crazy! (8)

I believe the answer is:

acrobats

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'people in the circus' is the definition.
'acrobats' can be an answer for 'people' (acrobat is a kind of person). I'm not sure about the 'in the circus' bit.

'lifting whale? crazy' is the wordplay.
'lifting' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'whale?' becomes 'orca' (orca is a kind of whale).
'crazy' becomes 'bats' (bats can informally mean crazy).
'orca' written backwards gives 'acro'.
'acro'+'bats'='ACROBATS'

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(Other definitions for acrobats that I've seen before include "They perform feats of balance" , "Circus folk" , "Funambulists" , "Gymnastic performers" , "Athletic circus performers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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