She figures ways to be foxy (5)

I believe the answer is:

vixen

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'she' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for vixen that I've seen before include "She-fox" , "Cunning Little creature (Janacek)" , "Female fox - spiteful woman" , "Rudolph's partner" , "Bad-tempered woman - earth mother?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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