Does he arrange, shiftily, for nothing to be shifted? (5)
I believe the answer is:
fixer
'does he arrange shiftily for nothing to be shifted?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'does he arrange' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'arrange' could be 'fix' (I've seen this before) and 'fix' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fixer that I've seen before include "One who makes arrangements" , "Chemical in photography" , "Agent" .)