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Fur claimed with some hesitation? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ermine

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'fur' is the definition.
(ermine is a kind of fur)

'claimed with some hesitation?' is the wordplay.
'claimed' becomes 'mine' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'some hesitation?' becomes 'er'.
'mine' put after 'er' is 'ERMINE'.

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(Other definitions for ermine that I've seen before include "White fur associated with judges" , "Ceremonial fur" , "White fur of stoat" , "White fur of weasel" , "White fur from kind of 25 Across - judges may wear it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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