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Large antelope from eastern country (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eland

'large antelope' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'eastern country' is the wordplay.
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'country' becomes 'land' (synonyms).
'e'+'land'='ELAND'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for eland that I've seen before include "Animal's" , "Laden (anag.); antelope" , "African beast" , "Ruminant" , "Antelope seen by Africans" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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