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Egg-laying mammal can hide when disturbed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

echidna

'egg-laying mammal' is the definition.
(echidna is a kind of egg-laying mammal)

'can hide when disturbed' is the wordplay.
'when disturbed' is an anagram indicator.
'can'+'hide'='canhide'
'canhide' is an anagram of 'ECHIDNA'.

(Other definitions for echidna that I've seen before include "Prickly creature" , "Little animal" , "Creature with spines" , "Such a beast" , "Australian creature" .)

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