Spoil piece about old Billy's mate (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

nanny goat

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(Other definitions for nanny goat that I've seen before include "Female farm animal" , "milk producer" , "Billy's partner?" , "Butter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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