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Animal in fantastic leap, note (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antelope

'animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fantastic leap note' is the wordplay.
'fantastic' indicates anagramming the letters.
'leap'+'note'='leapnote'
'leapnote' with letters rearranged gives 'ANTELOPE'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for antelope that I've seen before include "bounder!" , "Long-legged ruminant" , "Long-legged, graceful animal" , "Swift deer-like animal" , "One ruminating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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