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He's imagined to have two arms and four legs (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

centaur

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'he's imagined to have two arms and four legs' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for centaur that I've seen before include "Horsey person" , "Mythical hybrid" , "Mythical equine creature" , "Fabulous beast, half man and half horse" , "'Mythical creature, half man, half horse (7)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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