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Well-known saint in here, working with domestic pet? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

catherine

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'well-known saint' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'in here working with domestic pet?' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'domestic pet?' becomes 'cat' ().
'in'+'here'='inhere'
'inhere' with letters rearranged gives 'herine'.
'herine' enclosing 'cat' is 'CATHERINE'.

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(Other definitions for catherine that I've seen before include "Name of three wives of Henry VIII" , "-- Parr; -- wheel" , "Girl's name - kind of wheel" , "A - wheel is a firework" , "woman" .)

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