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Fur ball seemingly swallowed by moggy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coat

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'fur' is the definition.
(an animal's coat)

'ball seemingly swallowed by moggy' is the wordplay.
'ball seemingly' becomes 'o' (O looks like a ball. I am not sure about the 'seemingly' bit.).
'swallowed by' is an insertion indicator.
'moggy' becomes 'cat' (I've seen this before).
'o' inserted into 'cat' is 'COAT'.

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(Other definitions for coat that I've seen before include "Layer of paint" , "Overgarment" , "Fleece" , "Ulster, perhaps" , "Outer garment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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