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Wild colt I broke becomes servile type (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bootlicker

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'servile type' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'wild colt i broke' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'colt'+'i'+'broke'='coltibroke'
'coltibroke' anagrammed gives 'BOOTLICKER'.

'becomes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bootlicker that I've seen before include "Sycophant" , "who may ensure that tongues meet" , "Toady" , "Ingratiating type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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