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Changed the plane for Jumbo (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elephant

'jumbo' is the definition.
(Jumbo was an elephant who lived in London Zoo)

'changed the plane' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'plane'='theplane'
'theplane' with letters rearranged gives 'ELEPHANT'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for elephant that I've seen before include "Animal with a trunk" , "Large animal found in the plane?" , "Trunk on one" , "Largest living land animal" , "Trunk carrier?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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