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Round-backed beast? Certainly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

okay

'certainly' is the definition.
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'round-backed beast?' is the wordplay.
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'backed' says the letters should be written backwards.
'beast?' becomes 'yak' (I have seen 'Beast of burden ' mean 'yak' so perhaps 'beast' could also mean 'yak').
'yak' back-to-front is 'kay'.
'o'+'kay'='OKAY'

(Other definitions for okay that I've seen before include "Leave" , "Not terrific but acceptable" , "Fairly good; approve" , "Authorise" , "Agreed!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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