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Extinct animal may still make a raid on us (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dinosaur

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'extinct animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'make a raid on us' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'raid'+'on'+'us'='raidonus'
'raidonus' is an anagram of 'DINOSAUR'.

'may still' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for dinosaur that I've seen before include "Extinct beast" , "square figure!" , "Extinct terrestrial reptile" , "Out of date person or thing" , "I adorn US with this old creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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