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Newly feed a stubborn animal used for work (5,2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beast of burden

'animal used for work' is the definition.
(animal made to carry things)

'newly feed a stubborn' is the wordplay.
'newly' indicates an anagram.
'feed'+'a'+'stubborn'='feedastubborn'
'feedastubborn' anagrammed gives 'BEAST OF BURDEN'.

(Other definitions for beast of burden that I've seen before include "Animal used for transporting loads" , "Pack animal" , "Load-carrying animal ..." , "donkey, say" , "Animal used for heavy work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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