Possible Clues:

• What happens on some autumnal trees without large earwig
• Listen in, as dope very briefly translated
• Spy, one right out of abandoned Verdi operas
• Spy heading off doesn't quite drain glass
• Spy initially active in first lady's fall
• If you listen discretely you'll hear part of the roof is on the way down
• Alluring woman's let go to ensnare a spy
• Overhear First Lady's reported lapse
• Adam's mate�s got to get hold of a sink and tap
• Listen, this happens in autumn with leader being axed