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Crustacean loose in KGB car (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

king crab

'crustacean' is the definition.
(king crab is a kind of crustacean)

'loose in kgb car' is the wordplay.
'loose' indicates an anagram (letters are loosened from their original positions).
'in'+'kgb'+'car'='inkgbcar'
'inkgbcar' is an anagram of 'KING-CRAB'.

(Other definitions for king crab that I've seen before include "Marine creature" , "seafood restaurant order" , "Large crustacean" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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