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Animal that's a knock-out to the French (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

koala

'animal' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Australian animal ' mean 'koala' so perhaps 'animal' could also mean 'koala')

'a knock-out to the french' is the wordplay.
'a knock out' becomes 'ko'.
'to the french' becomes 'a la' ('to the' in French).
'ko'+'ala'='KOALA'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for koala that I've seen before include "Aussie gum-chewer?" , "One's usually up a tree" , "Tree-dwelling marsupial" , "Australian animal" , "small bear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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