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Pet alone upset graceful creature (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antelope

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'graceful creature' is the definition.
'antelope' can be an answer for 'creature' (type of animal). I am not certain of the 'graceful' bit.

'pet alone upset' is the wordplay.
'upset' is an anagram indicator.
'pet'+'alone'='petalone'
'petalone' with letters rearranged gives 'ANTELOPE'.

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(Other definitions for antelope that I've seen before include "Such as a gnu or eland" , "eg Eland" , "Reebok perhaps" , "A lone pet as a ruminant" , "Fast runner" .)

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