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Jumbo, the plane, crashed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elephant

'jumbo' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'the plane crashed' is the wordplay.
'crashed' is an anagram indicator.
'the'+'plane'='theplane'
'theplane' anagrammed gives 'ELEPHANT'.

(Other definitions for elephant that I've seen before include "Large beast" , "Trumpeting animal" , "Endangered Species" , "Large animal found in the plane?" , "The symbol of the Republican Party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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