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Poor colt's terrible form (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

protocol

'form' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'poor colt's terrible' is the wordplay.
'terrible' indicates anagramming the letters.
'poor'+'colt'='poorcolt'
'poorcolt' anagrammed gives 'PROTOCOL'.

(Other definitions for protocol that I've seen before include "Official code of procedure" , "Formalities" , "customs" , "Rules of conduct" , "Draft treaty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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