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Might it have bought you an animal outright? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

groat

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This could be a double definition.

'might' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'it have bought you an animal outright?' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for groat that I've seen before include "Old coin worth four pence" , "Fourpenny piece" , "Old English coin worth four pennies" , "Old fourpenny coin" , "Old four-pence coin" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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