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Love old inhabitor of Britain to eat duck and dark-spotted South American feline (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ocelot

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'feline' is the definition.
(I know that ocelot is a type of wildcat)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for ocelot that I've seen before include "Nocturnal wild cat of Central and South America" , "Send animal to Cole" , "Yellow-black striped and spotted cat" , "Wild cat of the Americas" , "Feline of South and Central America" .)

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