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Didn’t go on foot with the animals (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drove

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'foot with the animals' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'didn't go on' is the wordplay.
'didn't' becomes 'd' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'go' becomes 'rove' (roving is a kind of going).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'd'+'rove'='DROVE'

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(Other definitions for drove that I've seen before include "Number of cattle" , "Flock of animals being driven" , "took to the road" , "acted like Mr Toad" , "Travelled by car" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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