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Animal spotted at Crufts? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dalmatian

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

'at crufts?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'at' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for dalmatian that I've seen before include "one spotted" , "White-coated large dog with spots" , "Spotty breed of dog" , "Dog (from Croatia?)" , "animal spotted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.
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