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Beetle, or small mobile home? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scamper

'beetle' is the definition.
(beetle can mean to scamper around)

'small mobile home?' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'mobile home?' becomes 'camper' ('camper' can be a synonym of 'mobile home').
's'+'camper'='SCAMPER'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for scamper that I've seen before include "Run along quickly" , "Run and skip playfully about" , "Proceed hurriedly" , "Skip around" , "Skip playfully with campers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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