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Antelope endlessly shows style (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elan

'style' is the definition.
(I know that style can be written as elan)

'antelope endlessly' is the wordplay.
'antelope' becomes 'eland' (eland is a kind of antelope).
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'eland' with its last letter taken away is 'ELAN'.

'shows' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for elan that I've seen before include "Combination of style and vigour" , "French verve" , "Verve and dash" , "Panache - ardour" , "Energetic style - anagram of 3" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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