### Clue: Behave shiftily and selfishly? Not this self-effacing character! (8)
### Answer: HEDGEHOG 
 ### Explanation: Definition: this self-effacing character
 HEDGE(to behave shiftily;evasively;without commitment) + HOG(to behave selfishly in taking all or almost all for oneself).
Answer: An animal that curls itself into a ball, hiding its face;self-effacing when in danger.