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Property of Mephistopheles (3)

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I believe the answer is:

his

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'property' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.

'of mephistopheles' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'HIS' is hidden in the letters of 'mephistopheles'.

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(Other definitions for his that I've seen before include "Belonging to the male" , "That man's" , "Belonging to that man" , "It belongs to him" , "To - Coy Mistress (Marvell)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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