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A pet soil conditioner? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

peat

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'soil conditioner?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both substances as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a pet' is the wordplay.
'a pet' anagrams to 'PEAT'.
Though, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for peat that I've seen before include "load of stuff in the garden?" , "Fuel dug from bog" , "Tape (anag.)" , "Saturated and compressed vegetable matter, used as fuel when dried out" , "Form of fuel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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