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Amphibian reportedly being drawn (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

towed

'being drawn' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'amphibian reportedly' is the wordplay.
'amphibian' becomes 'toad' (toad is a kind of amphibian).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'toad' is a homophone of 'TOWED'.

(Other definitions for towed that I've seen before include "Helped when powerless" , "Dragged behind" , "Pulled along" , "Hauled" , "drawn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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