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Cow to stand in entrance to field? Half just inside (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

subjugate

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

'stand in entrance to field? half just inside' is the wordplay.
'stand in' becomes 'sub' (synonyms).
'entrance' becomes 'gate' (type of entrance).
'to field? half just' becomes 'ju' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'sub'+'gate'='subgate'
'subgate' going around 'ju' is 'SUBJUGATE'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for subjugate that I've seen before include "Bring under one's sway" , "cow" , "Bring under domination" , "Make subservient" , "Gain mastery over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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