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Farm animal is present intended to be given to daughter (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hereford

'farm animal' is the definition.
(I know that Hereford is a beef cattle)

'present intended to be given to daughter' is the wordplay.
'present' becomes 'here' (both can mean in attendance).
'intended to be given to' becomes 'for' (eg a present intended for someone).
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'here'+'for'+'d'='HEREFORD'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for hereford that I've seen before include "English cathedral city" , "Red and white cattle breed" , "cross breed of cattle" , "hardy breed" , "Place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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