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Having expectations of a new horse? (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in foal

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'having expectations of a new horse?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'expectations of a new horse?' is the wordplay.
'expectations of' becomes 'i' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'horse?' becomes 'foal' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'n'+'foal'='IN-FOAL'

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