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Guardian today - no Rufus?

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joggerjayne | 09:15 Mon 27th Sep 2010 | Crosswords
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I bought today's paper, and settled down in Starbucks to do Rufus ...

... and there was Brendan !

That's thrown me for the week.
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So, anyway ...

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

It's obviously an anagram of CU and VAIN

Anyone got it?
Rufus, like Steve Bell is away......
vicuna for the animal
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Steve Bell the cartoon guy?

Oh, yes !

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

J
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VICUNA !

Thanks, squarebear.

J
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... and Emeritus.

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

.... so now we know ;o)
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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

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