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Butterfly (13)

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tortoiseshell

'butterfly' is the definition.
(tortoiseshell butterfly is a kind of butterfly)

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(Other definitions for tortoiseshell that I've seen before include "Domestic cat - or little shoes (anag)" , "Ornamental material" , "Mottled plated ornamental substance" , "Domestic cat mottled in brownish-yellow and black" , "Butterfly - cat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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