Cryptic crossword clue
On return, spoil animal 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RAM

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The straight part
We know that "animal" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case animal = ram.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
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What does RAM mean?

RAM noun
  1. A male sheep, typically uncastrated
  2. A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
  3. A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
  4. A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
  5. A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, a steam hammer, a stamp mill.
RAM verb
  1. To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.
  2. To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.
  3. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
  4. To thrust during sexual intercourse.
RAM adjective
  1. Rancid, offensive in smell or taste.

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