Friend of Lumpy the Heffalump (3)

I believe the answer is:

roo

(Other definitions for roo that I've seen before include "Jumping marsupial" , "Kanga's child (Milne)" , "young skipper" , "bounder" , "large animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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