Twice shy

AGENT offers me a no-
FRILLS contract. Feel
BLEAK, suspect something
SNAKY about this deal.

Words should have been: AGENT BLEAT FRILL SNAKY (!) – hence the following second attempt:

How can I experience the FRILL
Of the circus? Here comes A GENT
To make my hair rise and my voice BLEAT:
‘Learn to pronounce “thrill” first, you flaky-SNAKY!’

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