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Animal's young born in rubbish container (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

litter bin

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'animal's young born' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'rubbish container' is the wordplay.
'rubbish' becomes 'litter' (litter is a kind of rubbish).
'container' becomes 'bin' (bin is a type of container).
'litter'+'bin'='LITTER-BIN'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for litter bin that I've seen before include "trash can" , "it holds nothing of value" , "waste disposal unit" , "Container for rubbish" , "refuse to go there" .)

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