Cattle without water (4)

I believe the answer is:

neat

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'cattle' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'without water' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for neat that I've seen before include "Very good American" , "Spick and span" , "Bovine animal" , "Cool - without a mixer" , "Tidy, well-ordered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Times, The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.

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