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A pal upset about shaggy wool producer (6)

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I believe the answer is:

alpaca

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'wool producer' is the definition.
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'a pal upset about' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' becomes 'ca' (short for circa).
'pal' is an anagram of 'lpa'.
'a'+'lpa'+'ca'='ALPACA'

'shaggy' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for alpaca that I've seen before include "Long-haired animal related to the llama" , "(Woollen cloth from) relative of llama" , "S American mammal related to the llama" , "South American mammal" , "Llama's relative" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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