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Disreputable woman's fur coats picked up (4)

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I believe the answer is:

minx

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'disreputable woman's fur' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'coats picked up' is the wordplay.
'coats' becomes 'minks' (mink is a kind of coat).
'picked up' shows a homophone (sound like).
'minks' is a homophone of 'MINX'.

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(Other definitions for minx that I've seen before include "Saucy scheming girl" , "Flirtatious female" , "Alluring female" , "Impudent or flirtatious young woman" , "flirty girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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