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In general, an eel wriggles (3)

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I believe the answer is:

lee

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'in general' is the definition.
'Lee' can be an answer for 'general' (Robert E. Lee - US revolutionary commander). I'm unsure of the 'in' bit.

'an eel wriggles' is the wordplay.
'wriggles' indicates an anagram (letters wriggle around into new positions).
'eel' with letters rearranged gives 'LEE'.

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(Other definitions for lee that I've seen before include "The sheltered side of something" , "The sheltered side - of Cork's river?" , "Revolutionary general" , "Commander of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War" , "Confederate general" .)

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