Sideshow performer Crossword Clue

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Sideshow performer Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
2. a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
(verb)
1. lose one’s nerve

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SIDESHOW (noun)
1. a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)
2. a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event
PERFORMER (noun)
1. an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
FAKER

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