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Animal that will pad about in the wood? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

lapdog

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'animal that' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'pad about in the wood?' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'in the' indicates putting letters inside.
'wood?' becomes 'log' (a log is a piece of wood).
'pad' with letters rearranged gives 'apd'.
'apd' placed into 'log' is 'LAPDOG'.

'will' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lapdog that I've seen before include "Small pet - sycophant" , "Infatuated person - small docile pet" , "Pom, for one" , "Much petted pet" , "Small pampered pet" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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