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Can curates cut up a lobster? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crustacean

'a lobster?' is the definition.
(lobster is a kind of crustacean)

'can curates cut up' is the wordplay.
'cut up' indicates an anagram.
'can'+'curates'='cancurates'
'cancurates' with letters rearranged gives 'CRUSTACEAN'.

(Other definitions for crustacean that I've seen before include "Such as a barnacle" , "Such as a crab or shrimp" , "Creature like a shrimp or lobster" , "seafood" , "Woodlouse, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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