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Large cat making row about midnight (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiger

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

'row about midnight' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'tier' (tier is a kind of row).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'midnight' becomes 'g' (**).
'tier' going around 'g' is 'TIGER'.

'making' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tiger that I've seen before include "Asian animal" , "''... ... burning bright, in the forests of the night'' (Blake)" , "Large forest cat" , "Large wild cat" , "Wildcat of Bengal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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