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Meat a dog has taken aboard (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mutton

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'meat' is the definition.
(I know that mutton is a type of meat)

'a dog has taken aboard' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'dog' could be 'mutt' (mutt is a kind of dog) and 'mutt' is found in the answer.
'aboard' could be 'on' (eg on a ship or train) and 'on' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for mutton that I've seen before include "Sheep as food" , "Flesh of sheep" , "can be eaten" , "Sheep's meat" , "Sheep's flesh" .)

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