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Felines as asset with mice around (7,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

siamese cats

'felines' is the definition.
(Siamese cat is an example)

'as asset with mice around' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'as'+'asset'='asasset'
'asasset' after 'mice' is 'miceasasset'.
'miceasasset' anagrammed gives 'SIAMESE CATS'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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