Possible Clues:

• Flipper
• One going head over heels?
• A book accepted by European athlete
• Gymnastic performer
• Turn holding mug and a tumbler
• Spends a lot of time hanging about overseeing The Ring
• Little man devoured by a lion, perhaps a circus performer
• One seen in a ring
• Circus entertainer
• A burglar about to burgle needs to be an agile type