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Small animal went ahead – and looked displeased (7)

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I believe the answer is:

scowled

'looked displeased' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'small animal went ahead' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'animal' becomes 'cow' (cow is a kind of animal).
'went ahead' becomes 'led' (led the way).
's'+'cow'+'led'='SCOWLED'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for scowled that I've seen before include "Looked gloomy" , "Pulled a face" .)

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