Animal on a farm without water (4)

I believe the answer is:

neat

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This clue might be a double definition.

'animal on a farm' is the first definition.
'neat' can be an answer for 'animal' (I have seen 'Bovine animal ' mean 'neat' so perhaps 'animal' could also mean 'neat'). I'm not sure about the 'on a farm' bit.

'without water' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for neat that I've seen before include "cows earlier" , "Tidy and dapper" , "Finished" , "Clever" , "lacking water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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