BAILEY

Set to 3 different clues across 3 published puzzles, most often “Big name in circuses” — The New York Times, Thursday, 10 March 2011.

6 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Big name in circusesonce
The New York Times — Thursday, 10 March 2011
London's Old ___ (criminal court)once
The New York Times — Wednesday, 6 June 2001
Defensive wall around an outer court of a castleonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 1 July 2000