Clue Chain 9

[Canary42]

Starting Clue Chain 9 - all welcome 😊

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, easy or cryptic.  If nobody has answered the clue within 30 minutes, the setter should post a further hint and so on until the clue is solved.

Patsy, please provide a clue when you're ready. Thank you.

[Hazlinny]

Hint:  working very hard, you might be called an eager one.

[Patsy33]

Beaver

[Hazlinny]

Yes Patsy 😊 ........ anagram Bea (trice) and Rev

[Patsy33]

Three with updo has a student in committee (8)

[Canary42]

trialist ?

[Patsy33]

You've got the first 3 letters right, Canary..

[Hazlinny]

? Tribunal

[Patsy33]

Yes, Haz. Well done! 😄

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊

Type of Mr. Fixit when there seems to be a problem with the rifle. (14)  

[Patsy33]

Troubleshooter?

[Hazlinny]

Yes Patsy 😊

[Patsy33]

Step in time after hopper, to force forward.(4-5)

[Hazlinny]

?? leap frogs

[Patsy33]

You have one word right, although it's no plural...

[Hazlinny]

? Frog march

[Patsy33]

Yes! Well done Haz 😁

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊

Character from the wild west, this Ju Jitsu expert seems anguished.

(9, 3) 

[dustypuss]

Desperate dan

[Hazlinny]

Yes, Dan's the man 😊

[dustypuss]

Doesn't Dan come from up your way?

Clue .

Depending on who's observing it .6