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Antelope start fight, we heard (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

springboks

'antelope' is the definition.

'start fight we heard' is the wordplay.
'start' becomes 'spring' (both can mean to jump or be startled).
'fight' becomes 'box' (boxing is a kind of fighting).
'we heard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'box' sounds like 'boks'.
'spring'+'boks'='SPRINGBOKS'

(Another definition for springboks that I've seen is " Nickname of the S African Rugby Union team".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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