Fox seen in Stroud here and there (3)
I believe the answer is:
tod
'fox' is the definition.
(historic term)
'stroud here and there' is the wordplay.
'here and there' means one should take alternating letters (here and then can mean regularly).
The alternate letters of 'stroud' are 'TOD'.
'seen in' is the link.
(Other definitions for tod that I've seen before include "If you're on it, you're on your own" , "One's alone on this" , "Fox" , "Sly person" , "Former English weight for wool - dot it" .)