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Reversed knife cut animals (7)

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I believe the answer is:

wombats

'animals' is the definition.
(wombat is a kind of animal)

'reversed knife cut' is the wordplay.
'reversed' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'knife' becomes 'stab' (synonyms).
'cut' becomes 'mow' (as in mowing a lawn).
'stab'+'mow'='stabmow'
'stabmow' written backwards gives 'WOMBATS'.

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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