"Shedding off one more layer of skin / Keeping one step ahead of the ____ within” (Bob Dylan, Jokerman) (10)
I believe the answer is:
persecutor
(Other definitions for persecutor that I've seen before include "Persistent harasser" , "Saul, for one" , "tormentor" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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