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Rugby forward finds bear in Nutwood (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rupert

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'bear in nutwood' is the definition.
'rupert' can be an answer for 'bear' (fictional bear Rupert the Bear). I am not certain of the 'in nutwood' bit.

'rugby forward' is the wordplay.
'rugby' becomes 'ru'.
'forward' becomes 'pert' (I've seen this before).
'ru'+'pert'='RUPERT'

'finds' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rupert that I've seen before include "It's bought unseen (1,3,2,1,4)" , "Poet who wrote of ..." , "Boy" , "Cartoon strip bear" , "Comic strip bear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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