Old twit round east spotted cat (6)

I believe the answer is:

ocelot

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'spotted cat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'old twit round east' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'twit' becomes 'clot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'east' becomes 'e' (synonyms).
'clot' enclosing 'e' is 'celot'.
'o'+'celot'='OCELOT'

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(Other definitions for ocelot that I've seen before include "Nocturnal wild cat of Central and South America" , "Feline of South and Central America" , "Type of American wildcat" , "Wildcat -- loo etc (anag)" , "South and Central American wildcat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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