He's wicked and may be fined (5)

I believe the answer is:

fiend

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'he's wicked' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'may be fined' is the wordplay.
'may be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fined' anagrammed gives 'FIEND'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fiend that I've seen before include "Evil supernatural being" , "Evil spirit, demon" , "Wicked and inhuman person" , "Demon, ogre" , "monster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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