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Stray, being unreliable and a sexy type (5)

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I believe the answer is:

satyr

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'a sexy type' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'stray being unreliable' is the wordplay.
'being unreliable' is an anagram indicator (an unreliable or inaccurate spelling).
'stray' is an anagram of 'SATYR'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for satyr that I've seen before include "Horse man attending Bacchus" , "Chaser of wine and women" , "Woodland spirit" , "Lustful woodland god -- stray (anag)" , "lecher" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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