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Rabbit kept by Engelbert Humperdinck (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thumper

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'rabbit' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'kept by engelbert humperdinck' is the wordplay.
'kept by' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'THUMPER' can be found hidden inside 'engelbert humperdinck'.

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(Other definitions for thumper that I've seen before include "animated 8 [RABBIT]" , "Bambi's rabbit friend" .)

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