Hard things to ignore, metaphorically (9)

I believe the answer is:

elephants

(Other definitions for elephants that I've seen before include "Animals from the palest hen" , "big game" , "Largest animals" , "The planes (anag.)" , "Jumbos" .)

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

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