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Will he secure the game or get a duck? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retriever

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'will he secure the game' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'get a duck?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'get' could be 'retrieve' (retrieving is a kind of getting) and 'retrieve' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'or' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for retriever that I've seen before include "Dog trained to pick up game" , "Dog bred to fetch game" , "Pet" , "someone to set the situation right?" , "Large gun-dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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