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Cowboy to resist an Aussie bounder? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

buckaroo

'cowboy' is the definition.
(buckaroo is a kind of cowboy)

'resist an aussie bounder?' is the wordplay.
'resist' becomes 'buck' (as in bucking a trend).
'an' becomes 'a'.
'aussie bounder?' becomes 'roo' (short for kangaroo).
'buck'+'a'+'roo'='BUCKAROO'

'to' acts as a link.

(Another definition for buckaroo that I've seen is " cowboy".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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