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Animals walk around (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pets

'animals' is the definition.
(pet is a kind of animal)

'walk around' is the wordplay.
'walk' becomes 'step' (I've seen this before).
'around' is a reversal indicator.
'step' back-to-front is 'PETS'.

(Other definitions for pets that I've seen before include "Animals at home" , "Little darlings - step on them" , "Domesticated animals" , "Domestic animals" .)

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