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Guardian today - no Rufus?

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joggerjayne | 10:15 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?
10:20 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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Rufus, like Steve Bell is away......
10:20 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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vicuna for the animal
10:23 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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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
10:23 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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Vicuna ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicuna
10:23 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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VICUNA !

Thanks, squarebear.

J
10:23 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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... and Emeritus.

J
10:24 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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... apparently "A tawny-coloured cud-chewing Andean artiodactyl mammal!"

.... so now we know ;o)
10:28 Mon 27th Sep 2010
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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
10:30 Mon 27th Sep 2010

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