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Animal arrived and left (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

camel

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

'arrived and left' is the wordplay.
'arrived' becomes 'came' ('come' can be a synonym of 'arrive').
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'came'+'l'='CAMEL'

(Other definitions for camel that I've seen before include "African carrier" , "Humped mammal" , "Humped ungulate" , "One travelling in caravan" , "Cud-chewing mammal of desert regions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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