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Dinosaur droops terribly, carrying gold (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sauropod

'dinosaur' is the definition.
(sauropod is a kind of dinosaur)

'droops terribly carrying gold' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'droops' anagrammed gives 'sropod'.
'sropod' placed around 'au' is 'SAUROPOD'.

(Another definition for sauropod that I've seen is " old beast".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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