Canine mammal (3)

I think it could be either:

fox

dog

(Other definitions for fox that I've seen before include "Trick" , "Sly type" , "Charles ---, Pitt's Whig opponent" , "Hunted animal" , "Deceive; Reynard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

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