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A trip organised by a beast (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tapir

'a beast' is the definition.
(tapir is a type of animal)

'a trip organised' is the wordplay.
'organised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'trip'='atrip'
'atrip' is an anagram of 'TAPIR'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tapir that I've seen before include "Long-nosed, hoofed mammal" , "creature" , "Ungulate" , "Browser" , "I part with the pig-like animal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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