Slippery figure in a simile Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
2. voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SLIPPERY (adjective)
1. not to be trusted
2. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
FIGURE (noun)
1. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
2. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
FIGURE (verb)
1. judge to be probable
2. be or play a part of or in

Hint 3: Anagram

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