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Revolutionary stole coat, partly to get fur (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ocelot

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

'revolutionary stole coat partly' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' says the letters should be written backwards (letters revolve around).
'partly' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (part of the clue is used).
'toleco' is hidden in the letters of 'stole coat'.
'toleco' backwards is 'OCELOT'.

'to get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ocelot that I've seen before include "Feline mammal" , "Striped and spotted wildcat" , "Leopard-like cat of S America" , "Nocturnal wild cat of Central and South America" , "Send animal to Cole" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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