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Owner of house next door? And a goat, possibly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abutter

'owner of house next door?' is the definition.
(abut means to join or neighbour)

'a goat possibly' is the wordplay.
'goat possibly' becomes 'butter' (animal that butts).
'a'+'butter'='ABUTTER'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abutter that I've seen before include "Neighbouring property owner" , "neighbourly sort?" , "Neighbour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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