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His arrival will give his parents little pride (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lion cub

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'his arrival will give his parents little pride' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for lion cub that I've seen before include "Creature" , "Baby feline" , "Young mauler" , "Young pride member" , "beastly prince?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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