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Horse sadly lost nail (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stallion

'horse' is the definition.
(I know that stallion is a type of male horse)

'sadly lost nail' is the wordplay.
'sadly' indicates an anagram.
'lost'+'nail'='lostnail'
'lostnail' is an anagram of 'STALLION'.

(Other definitions for stallion that I've seen before include "Uncastrated adult male horse" , "Male horse, often used for breeding" , "Male steed" , "Mare's mate" , "Male horse kept for breeding" .)

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