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Sharp-witted animal close to fold (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrewd

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'sharp-witted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'animal close to fold' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'animal' could be 'shrew' (shrew is a kind of animal) and 'shrew' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for shrewd that I've seen before include "Canny and calculating" , "Sharp-witted" , "Wily" , "Craftily astute" , "Astute, calculating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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