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Female with pride loses in running (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lioness

'female with pride' is the definition.
(as in a pride of lions)

'loses in running' is the wordplay.
'running' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters run around to different places).
'loses'+'in'='losesin'
'losesin' anagrammed gives 'LIONESS'.

(Other definitions for lioness that I've seen before include "Female carnivore" , "Female pride member" , "Leo's mate" , "Female big cat" , "Wild animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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