More than one African agent I spy being ''shifty (9)
I believe the answer is:
egyptians
'more than one african' is the definition.
(Egyptian is an example)
'agent i spy being ''shifty' is the wordplay.
'being ''shifty' indicates an anagram.
'agent'+'i'+'spy'='agentispy'
'agentispy' is an anagram of 'EGYPTIANS'.
(Other definitions for egyptians that I've seen before include "Yes, taping the North Africans badly" , "people" , "I spy agent among these nationals" , "population at Memphis for example" , "Pet saying about some who come from North Africa" .)