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Face a hare in hunting (4)

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puss

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(Other definitions for puss that I've seen before include "clock" , "It might be a tortoiseshell" , "Cat (abbr)" , "mug" , "For example, a Persian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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