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Furry egg layer – good point about a tailless sort (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

platypus

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'furry egg layer' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'good point about a tailless sort' is the wordplay.
'good point' becomes 'plus' (I've seen this in another clue).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'tailless' means to remove the last letter (the tail of the word is removed).
'sort' becomes 'type' (type is a kind of sort).
'type' with its final letter taken off is 'typ'.
'a'+'typ'='atyp'
'plus' going around 'atyp' is 'PLATYPUS'.

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(Other definitions for platypus that I've seen before include "river creature" , "venomous mammal" , "Aussie creature" , "Exotic animal" , "Duck-billed creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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