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When pawed, Maud went about half a mile! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mauled

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'when pawed maud' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'went about half a mile' is the wordplay.
'went' becomes 'maud' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'half a' means to take half the letters.
'mile' with half the letters taken is 'le'.
'maud' enclosing 'le' is 'MAULED'.

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(Other definitions for mauled that I've seen before include "Handled roughly or clawed" , "Battered" , "Handled clumsily" , "Savaged and torn, as by 26 Down" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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