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Potential pet (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stray

'potential pet' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for stray that I've seen before include "Waif and - -" , "Depart from the right path" , "Go off course" , "Lost pet" , "Vagrant" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times and the Penny Press.
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