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Jellyfish or hawks? (3-2-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

men-of-war

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'hawks?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for men-of-war that I've seen before include "Fighting ships" , "Armed sailing ships" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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