Fond of the appreciative audience so goes very fast (4,3,8)
I believe the answer is:
like the clappers
'fast' is the definition.
(informal British phrase meaning fast)
'fond of the appreciative audience so goes' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'the' is 'eth' which is within the answer.
'appreciative' could be 'clapper' (I've seen this before) and 'clapper' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'likes' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'very' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for like the clappers that I've seen before include "very fast!" , "appreciate those people giving one a hand" , "Very quickly" , "enjoy an appreciative audience" , "Entertainers do this" .)