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Cat visits round church a great deal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ocelot

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'cat visits' is the definition.
'ocelot' can be an answer for 'cat' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'visits' bit.

'round church a great deal' is the wordplay.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'church' becomes 'CE' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'a great deal' becomes 'lot' ('lot' can be a synonym of 'great deal').
'o'+'ce'+'lot'='OCELOT'

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(Other definitions for ocelot that I've seen before include "Feline mammal" , "Animal in the loo etc." , "Fur" , "Wildcat -- loo etc (anag)" , "Striped and spotted wildcat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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