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I was struck with sudden inspiration for this original riddle. I'm sure you puzzling pros will have this one solved quick.

A flightless bird is always my foe
A circus performer causes me woe
A mystery man is my enemy
A troublesome feline likes pestering me
All of these things are found in one place
I'm not embarrassed but I still hide my face

Who or what am I? (The correct answer should also include what each line is specifically referencing.)

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Perhaps you are

the fictional character Bruce Wayne, more commonly known as (the) Batman.

A flightless bird is always my foe

The Penguin.

A circus performer causes me woe

The Joker (made up more or less as a clown).

A mystery man is my enemy

Cluemaster, perhaps? Or, n_palum plausibly suggests in comments, the Riddler.

A troublesome feline likes pestering me

Catwoman, probably.

All of these things are found in one place

Gotham City.

I'm not embarrassed but I still hide my face

Batman wears a mask.

F1Krazy remarks in comments that the title

may be a reference to Hugo Strange, another of Batman's adversaries.

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    $\begingroup$ Mystery man is probably the Riddler - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riddler $\endgroup$
    – n_plum
    Mar 23, 2017 at 16:26
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    $\begingroup$ Oh, yes, that's at least as likely as the one I put. I'm super-ignorant of this stuff and just looked up a list on Wikipedia... $\endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan ♦
    Mar 23, 2017 at 16:28
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    $\begingroup$ The title might be a reference to Hugo Strange. $\endgroup$
    – F1Krazy
    Mar 23, 2017 at 16:34
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    $\begingroup$ Well done! And @n_palum was correct in his comment - Mystery Man was a reference to Mr. Edward Nigma (E. Nigma), aka The Riddler. $\endgroup$
    – ovaltein
    Mar 23, 2017 at 18:52
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    $\begingroup$ And I thought it was about an ostrich. $\endgroup$
    – miva2
    Mar 24, 2017 at 15:48

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