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About to have nothing but deer (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roe

'deer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'about to have nothing' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (regarding**).
'to have' is an insertion indicator.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
're' enclosing 'o' is 'ROE'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for roe that I've seen before include "A mass of fish-eggs" , "eg Caviare" , "Fish eggs; small deer" , "Food from fish" , "Part of fish, sounds like go through water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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