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Enter lad disguised as a stag? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antlered

'as a stag?' is the definition.

'enter lad disguised' is the wordplay.
'disguised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'enter'+'lad'='enterlad'
'enterlad' with letters rearranged gives 'ANTLERED'.

(Other definitions for antlered that I've seen before include "(Of deer) having horns" , "Horned like deer" , "Dancer, for example, so" , "with horny growth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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