Roamed dry ground — riding this? (9)

I believe the answer is:

dromedary

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'riding this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'roamed dry ground' is the wordplay.
'ground' indicates an anagram ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'roamed'+'dry'='roameddry'
'roameddry' anagrammed gives 'DROMEDARY'.

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(Other definitions for dromedary that I've seen before include "Arab racer" , "Creature" , "One-humped camel bred for riding" , "Animal" , "Arabian camel with one hump" .)

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