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Elephant: black thing that flies! (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jumbo jet

'thing that flies' is the definition.
(jumbo jets fly)

'elephant black' is the wordplay.
'elephant' becomes 'jumbo' (I've seen this before).
'black' becomes 'jet' (jet black is a kind of black).
'jumbo'+'jet'='JUMBO JET'

(Other definitions for jumbo jet that I've seen before include "Large plane" , "Flier" , "Owner of trunk" , "Large aeroplane" , "Large aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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