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Alright for a Greek character to have animal (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

okapi

'animal' is the definition.
(African mammal)

'alright for a greek character' is the wordplay.
'alright' becomes 'OK' (synonyms).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'greek character' becomes 'pi' (letter from the Greek alphabet).
'ok'+'a'+'pi'='OKAPI'

'to have' is the link.

(Other definitions for okapi that I've seen before include "Wild animal" , "browser" , "Small giraffe" , "Ruminant mammal of Africa" , "Native of Central Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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