Let in carefree Scottish cattle? (8)

I believe the answer is:

galloway

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'scottish cattle?' is the definition.
'Galloway' can be an answer for 'cattle?' (Galloway is an example). I'm not sure about the 'scottish' bit.

'let in carefree' is the wordplay.
'let' becomes 'allow' (synonyms).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'carefree' becomes 'gay' (I've seen this in another clue).
'allow' put into 'gay' is 'GALLOWAY'.

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(Other definitions for galloway that I've seen before include "Scottish region" , "Scots beef" , "farm animal" , "Scots breed of cattle" , "Area of southwest Scotland" .)

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

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