Shifty fellow (6)

I believe the answer is:

dodger

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'shifty fellow' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for dodger that I've seen before include "Oliver is the artful one" , "Dickens created an Artful . . . . . ." , "Roger, possibly" , "The Artful . . . . . . was Oliver Twist's friend" , "Artful Dickens character" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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