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Animal eggs attracting dollar (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roebuck

'animal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'eggs attracting dollar' is the wordplay.
'eggs' becomes 'roe' (fish eggs).
'attracting' says to put letters next to each other.
'dollar' becomes 'buck' (slang).
'roe'+'buck'='ROEBUCK'

(Other definitions for roebuck that I've seen before include "does partner" , "reddish-brown jumper" , "Being wild" , "Graceful creature" , "Providing venison" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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