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Aussie native's note on rook — or cock? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rooster

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'cock?' is the definition.
(I know that cock can be written as rooster)

'aussie native's note on rook' is the wordplay.
'aussie native's' becomes 'roo's' (short for kangaroo).
'note on' becomes 'te' (musical note. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'rook' becomes 'R' (chess abbreviation).
'roos'+'te'+'r'='ROOSTER'

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rooster that I've seen before include "Male domestic fowl in USA" , "Chanticleer" , "American cock" , "male with comb" , "Bird that wakes up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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