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The fur after some hesitation belongs to me (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ermine

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'the fur' is the definition.
(ermine is a kind of fur)

'some hesitation belongs to me' is the wordplay.
'some hesitation' becomes 'erm'.
'belongs' becomes 'ne' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'me' becomes 'I'.
'ne' after 'i' is 'ine'.
'erm'+'ine'='ERMINE'

'after' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ermine that I've seen before include "Fur-bearing mammal" , "Animal with brown fur that turns white in winter" , "Expensive white fur" , "White fur from kind of 25 Across - judges may wear it" , "White-coated stoat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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