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Venture capitalist gets rid of cattle - it's native to Lima (8)

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peruvian

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'venture capitalist' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for peruvian that I've seen before include "Certain South American" , "Of someone from Lima, say" , "of South America" , "Citizen of Lima, perhaps" , "Paddington's nationality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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