Seaside venue with rubbish panto figure (7)
I believe the answer is:
pierrot
'panto figure' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'seaside venue with rubbish' is the wordplay.
'seaside venue' becomes 'pier'.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'rubbish' becomes 'rot' (both can mean nonsense).
'pier'+'rot'='PIERROT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pierrot that I've seen before include "Period; incantation" , "he's white-faced at work" , "French panto clown with whitened face" , "Seaside clown" , "French pantomime character with a white face" .)