Local cryptic

[givmeaclu]

Need three to finish, help would be appreciated. 1) Near to including animal having square appearance(4) ?o?y 2) Strike her male counterpart, he is employed to attack others(6) h???a? 3) Same again, but could be uncertainty(5) s?u??.

[Oldred]

1 b ox y

[bibblebub]

1) boxy
2) hitman
3) doubt

[Oldred]

2 hit man

[auntflo]

hitman

[alexanderd]

2 hitman

[givmeaclu]

Thanks to all the respondents, problem sorted. Bibblebub - I go along with DOUBT having changed the S to D.

[bibblebub]

same again = ditto, quite often shortened to do.
but could be = ubt (the anagram in this case, anagram indicated by 'could be')