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Bounder cross when bottom kicked (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roo

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'bounder' is the definition.
(short for kangaroo, something which bounds)

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(Other definitions for roo that I've seen before include "young skipper" , "Wild animal" , "Kanga's son (Pooh)" , "companion of Pooh" , "Jumping marsupial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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