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Ape and wolf massacred Indian pheasant (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peafowl

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'pheasant' is the definition.
(peafowl is a kind of pheasant)

'ape and wolf massacred indian' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'ape' is 'pea' which is within the answer.
an anagram of 'wolf' is 'fowl' which is within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for peafowl that I've seen before include "Peacock or peahen" , "Pheasant with fan-like tail" , "Large female bird" , "Ape, wolf (anag.)" , "Large crested pheasant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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