The personification of cunning (7)
I believe the answer is:
reynard
This clue could be a double definition.
'the personification' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'cunning' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reynard that I've seen before include "Traditional name for a fox" , "Crafty type" , "Archetypal name for a fox" , "Fox as trickster figure" , "Name for the fox in fable and folklore" .)