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Creatures making bloke rested, we hear (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manatees

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'creatures' is the definition.
(manatees are aquatic creatures)

'bloke rested we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'bloke' could be 'man' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'man' is found within the answer.
'we hear' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'making' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for manatees that I've seen before include "Sirenians" , "Men at sea (anag) - aquatic mammals" , "Water creatures" , "Large plant-eating mammals of tropical waters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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