Guardian today - no Rufus?

[joggerjayne]

I bought today's paper, and settled down in Starbucks to do Rufus ...

... and there was Brendan !

That's thrown me for the week.

[joggerjayne]

So, anyway ...

2d. Copper, in vain, maltreated wild animal (6)

It's obviously an anagram of CU and VAIN

Anyone got it?

[carrust]

Rufus, like Steve Bell is away......

[squarebear]

vicuna for the animal

[joggerjayne]

Steve Bell the cartoon guy?

Oh, yes !

I'm just not paying attention. It must be a Monday morning thing.

J

[emeritus]

Vicuna ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicuna

[joggerjayne]

VICUNA !

Thanks, squarebear.

J

[joggerjayne]

... and Emeritus.

J

[sarumite]

... apparently "A tawny-coloured cud-chewing Andean artiodactyl mammal!"

.... so now we know ;o)

[joggerjayne]

Well, I don't think I'd have got that.

But I did Google "vicuna" and they are very cute. Like little hairy camels.

As you say, sarumite ... now we know!

J