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Trip, near turning turtle (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terrapin

'turtle' is the definition.
(I know that terrapin is a type of turtle)

'trip near turning' is the wordplay.
'turning' indicates anagramming the letters.
'trip'+'near'='tripnear'
'tripnear' is an anagram of 'TERRAPIN'.

(Other definitions for terrapin that I've seen before include "Web-footed turtle" , "Swimmer" , "A reptile; a printer (anag.)" , "Hardback" , "Aquatic tortoise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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