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See increases in slow slender creatures (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lorises

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'slow slender creatures' is the definition.
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'see increases' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'increases' becomes 'rises' (rise is a kind of increase).
'lo'+'rises'='LORISES'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lorises that I've seen before include "Primates" , "Mammals" .)

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