Conger, e.g. (3)
I believe the answer is:
eel
(Other definitions for eel that I've seen before include "Slippery character" , "slipper" , "Slippery type" , "Slippery person" , "Teleost fish" .)
I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate and The Mirror.
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