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African runners, the latest to be picked up (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gnus

'african runners' is the definition.
(type of antelope)

'latest to be picked up' is the wordplay.
'latest' becomes 'news' (the latest news).
'to be picked up' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'news' sounds like 'GNUS'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gnus that I've seen before include "Strange guns for the beasts" , "South African antelopes" , "Gun (anag.)" , "Big game" , "Large African antelopes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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