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It's worse for a mouse than for a greyhound (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trap

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'a mouse than for a greyhound' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'it's worse' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'worse' becomes 'rap' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
't'+'rap'='TRAP'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for trap that I've seen before include "that may be sprung?" , "that can let an actor down" , "fault" , "Light carriage; ensnare" , "Snaring device" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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