Perplex, confuse (3)
I believe the answer is:
fox
This clue is a double definition.
'perplex' is the first definition.
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'confuse' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for fox that I've seen before include "Sly type" , "Animal; to cheat" , "Vulpine creature" , "Countryside carnivore" , "Trick" .)