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He takes over unruly road pet (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adopter

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'he takes over' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'unruly road pet' is the wordplay.
'unruly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'road'+'pet'='roadpet'
'roadpet' anagrammed gives 'ADOPTER'.

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(Other definitions for adopter that I've seen before include "who extends a family welcome?" , "person to accept another's child?" , "Person taking legal responsibility for a child not biologically theirs" , "One may take issue" , "A redtop (anag.)" .)

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