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He's smart to order pets (8)

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I believe the answer is:

hamsters

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'pets' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'he's smart to order' is the wordplay.
'to order' is an anagram indicator.
'hes'+'smart'='hessmart'
'hessmart' is an anagram of 'HAMSTERS'.

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(Other definitions for hamsters that I've seen before include "Small rodents often kept as pets" , "Mouse-like pets with cheekpouches" , "He's smart, like rodent pets" , "Small rodents with cheek-pouches, often pets" , "Rodents with large cheek-pouches" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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