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Love to upset mouse-like thing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vole

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'mouse-like thing' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'love to upset' is the wordplay.
'to upset' indicates anagramming the letters.
'love' is an anagram of 'VOLE'.

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(Other definitions for vole that I've seen before include "A little rodent" , "Small mouse-like rodent" , "Holm-oak" , "creature" , "A small plant-eating rodent - love it" .)

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