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The little devil's simply without cunning (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

imp

'the little devil's' is the definition.
(an imp is a little demon)

'simply without cunning' is the wordplay.
'without' is a deletion indicator.
'cunning' becomes 'sly' (synonyms).
'simply' with 'sly' removed is 'IMP'.

(Other definitions for imp that I've seen before include "Malicious spirit" , "Elf" , "old graft" , "Naughty child" , "Little mischief-maker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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