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Girl by a road finds creature (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lizard

'creature' is the definition.
(lizard is a kind of animal)

'girl by a road' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'liz' (short for Elizabeth).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'road' becomes 'rd' (abbreviation).
'liz'+'a'+'rd'='LIZARD'

'finds' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lizard that I've seen before include "Reptile with two pairs of legs" , "Gecko, chameleon or monitor?" , "Reptile with four legs and a tapering tail" , "Reptile with four legs and long tail" , "part of Cornish coast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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