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Spooner’s no drink in the pot for this creature? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dragonfly

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'spooner's no drink in the pot for this creature?' is the definition.
'dragonfly' can be an answer for 'creature?' (dragonfly is a kind of animal). I am unsure of the remainder of the definition.

'for this creature?' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'dragon' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'this creature?' becomes 'fly' (fly is a kind of creature).
'dragon'+'fly'='DRAGONFLY'

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(Other definitions for dragonfly that I've seen before include "Large hovering insect" , "creature!" , "it wings along" , "Insect with two pairs of transparent wings" , "Large winged insect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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