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Saintly, seedy, weaselly type! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stoat

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'type' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for stoat that I've seen before include "furry animal" , "Eating rabbit, he" , "Ermine in summertime?" , "Member of the weasel family" , "Weasel, ermine" .)

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