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Creature in opening close to bush (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sloth

'creature' is the definition.
(sloth is a kind of creature)

'opening close to bush' is the wordplay.
'opening' becomes 'slot' (slot is a kind of opening).
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the close/ending of).
The final letter of 'bush' is 'h'.
'slot'+'h'='SLOTH'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for sloth that I've seen before include "Arboreal animal" , "Arboreal creature" , "Sinful" , "Torpor" , "Inertia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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