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Turkey and large cat walk over (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trounce

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'turkey and large cat walk over' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'turkey and large cat' is the wordplay.
'turkey' becomes 'tr' (abbreviation eg in internet addresses).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'large cat' becomes 'ounce' (I've seen this before).
'tr'+'ounce'='TROUNCE'

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(Other definitions for trounce that I've seen before include "Flog" , "Defeat by large margin" , "Rout" , "Beat severely" , "Destroy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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