The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WEASEL
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More clues leading to the result WEASEL
- Eel was terribly slippery character
- Creature comfort wife left outside
- Sly person with little support
- Unreliable character’s beginning on witness stand
- Wide stand for one painting animal
- Deceitful cheat with quiet line
- Sly person beginning to win artist’s support
- Scoundrel’s wife needing support
- Start to withstand what might go pop?
- Deceitful type may get women’s support
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The straight part
We know that "animal" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case animal = weasel.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WEASEL mean?
WEASEL noun- The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.
- Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.
- The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.
- A devious or sneaky person or animal.
- A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.
- To achieve by clever or devious means.
- To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
- To engage in clever or devious behavior.