Clue Chain 5

[miser]

The idea of the game is that the setter poses an original home made clue which everybody is invited to solve. The poster who solves the clue first (hopefully identified by the setter) is then invited to post their own original clue. 

New contributors are very welcome

Criminal brutality? Anyhow there's no way out! (9)

[elliemay1]

Mobile phone?

[Arksided]

Yes, well in Ellie. 

[elliemay1]

a false story could be a waterbird in France (6)

[elliemay1]

Anyone?

[miser]

canard 

[elliemay1]

Yes miser

[mallyh]

been looking at this for ages ,how do you parse canard please x

[elliemay1]

a canard is a false story and it is also French for a duck

[mallyh]

thankyou x

[miser]

Daily performance with little hesitation reveals reputation (9)

[elliemay1]

character?

[elliemay1]

char (daily) act (performance) er (hesitation)

[miser]

Yes, elliemay

[elliemay1]

fodder aimed at a number of years (6)

[Hazlinny]

?silage

[elliemay1]

No Haz but ending is correct

[Hazlinny]

Forage

[mallyh]

forage?

[elliemay1]

Yes Haz & mallyh

[Hazlinny]

It's not rare to find aces and singles in this area (9, 6)