Nags Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves presumably (8)
I believe the answer is:
arabians
'nags' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for arabians that I've seen is " horses".)
I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Times.
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