Then you can also go with the classic definition.
Pro- = put forth
fess = speak
-ion = something
-al = result of something
In which case if you talk about clowning all the time while clown and other wise then you profess clowning and therefore a professional clown.
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Snugglesnort the Rhymer.
"Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit." -- Aristotle
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