Fit he may be - in a pinch (5)

I believe the answer is:

thief

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'fit he may be in a pinch' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'fit he may be' is the wordplay.
'may be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fit'+'he'='fithe'
'fithe' with letters rearranged gives 'THIEF'.

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(Other definitions for thief that I've seen before include "Person who steals things" , "nicker?" , "He takes" , "One's inclined to take" , "One with taking ways" .)

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

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