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Place stranger finds tortoise? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plodder

'tortoise?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'place stranger' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'pl' (I've seen this in other clues).
'stranger' becomes 'odder' (I've seen this before).
'pl'+'odder'='PLODDER'

'finds' is the link.

(Other definitions for plodder that I've seen before include "Slow dull worker" , "One who walks laboriously or works slowly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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