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Bovid named for the sound it makes (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gnu

(Other definitions for gnu that I've seen before include "Literally wild beast" , "Gun for a kind of deer" , "Large African antelope" , "Antelope sounds as if it has knowledge" , "Gun to get antelope" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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