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It rises above half-German feline (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiger

'feline' is the definition.
(I know that tiger is a type of big cat)

'it rises above half-german' is the wordplay.
'rises' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'above' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go above others).
'half' suggests halving the letters.
'it' in reverse letter order is 'ti'.
'german' cut in half is 'ger'.
'ti'+'ger'='TIGER'

(Other definitions for tiger that I've seen before include "Formidable competitor" , "Fierce feline" , "___ Woods, golfer" , "Carnivorous large cat" , "- - Woods (golf)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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