I'm sly perhaps, and slippery (5)

I believe the answer is:

slimy

'slippery' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'i'm sly perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'im'+'sly'='imsly'
'imsly' anagrammed gives 'SLIMY'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for slimy that I've seen before include "Glutinous" , "Oleaginous" , "Moist and slippery" , "toadying" , "Covered with slippery stuff, say mud" .)

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

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