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Track that's linked to rancher's calf (5)

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I believe the answer is:

dogie

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'rancher's calf' is the definition.
'dogie' can be an answer for 'calf' (dogie is a kind of calf). I am not sure about the 'rancher's' bit.

'track that's linked to' is the wordplay.
'track' becomes 'dog' (synonyms).
'that's' becomes 'ie'.
'linked to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dog'+'ie'='DOGIE'

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