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Young animal has favourite toy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

puppet

'toy' is the definition.
(I know that puppet is a type of toy)

'young animal has favourite' is the wordplay.
'young animal' becomes 'pup' (I've seen this in another clue).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'favourite' becomes 'pet' (synonyms).
'pup'+'pet'='PUPPET'

(Other definitions for puppet that I've seen before include "Pawn - marionette" , "Small figure of a person operated with strings" , "Small doll on strings" , "Pinocchio, e.g." , "Doll controlled by strings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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