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Evidence of lower waste? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cowpat

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'evidence' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'lower waste?' is the wordplay.
'lower' becomes 'cow' (something which lows - makes cow sounds).
'waste?' becomes 'pat' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'cow'+'pat'='COWPAT'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cowpat that I've seen before include "Brown deposit in a field?" , "Piece of cattle dung" , "You don't want to put your foot in it" , "Bovine dung" , "'In a field, one might step in one (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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