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Aussie jumping beast (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roo

(Other definitions for roo that I've seen before include "short jumper" , "Australian jumper" , "Marsupial (abbrev.)" , "Kanga's baby (Pooh)" , "companion of Pooh" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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