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Cat with mottled markings (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tortoiseshell

(Other definitions for tortoiseshell that I've seen before include "The case of the slow-moving" , "Mottled plated ornamental substance" , "Butterfly - yellow-brown mottled material" , "Butterfly - cat" , "Domestic cat mottled in brownish-yellow and black" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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