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Gibson back, old china, after vole-like rodent (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lemming

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'rodent' is the definition.
(I know that lemming is a type of rodent)

'gibson back old china after vole-like' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'china' could be 'ming' (Chinese porcelain from the Ming dynasty) and 'ming' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lem' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for lemming that I've seen before include "Rodent that follows others headlong over a cliff" , "One misjudges landing" , "Rodent related to the vole" , "Northern rodent" , "Supposedly suicidal rodent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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