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Little Scottish collars its, on reflection? (6)

Ross

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westie

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'little scottish collars its on reflection?' is the definition.
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'little scottish collars its on reflection?' is the wordplay.
'little scottish' becomes 'wee' (Scottish term for small).
'collars' is an insertion indicator (to collar can mean to apprehend or capture).
'on reflection?' says the letters should be written backwards (I've seen 'on reflection' mean this).
'its' written backwards gives 'sti'.
'wee' going around 'sti' is 'WESTIE'.

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