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Donald hides them, the devil! (5)

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demon

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'the devil' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'donald hides them' is the wordplay.
'donald' becomes 'don' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'hides' is an insertion indicator.
'them' becomes 'em' (abbreviation).
'don' going around 'em' is 'DEMON'.

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(Other definitions for demon that I've seen before include "Ghoul" , "beast" , "Bad spirit" , "Skilful person" , "Devil - master performer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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