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Stan maybe rejected slippery character (3)

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I believe the answer is:

eel

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'slippery character' is the definition.
(slippery fish)

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(Other definitions for eel that I've seen before include "User of electric organ" , "Almost scaleless fish" , "Wriggly fish" , "Slippery type" , "Slippery figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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