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List includes old farm animal (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rooster

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'farm animal' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'list includes old' is the wordplay.
'list' becomes 'roster' (a roster is a list or register).
'includes' indicates putting letters inside.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'roster' placed around 'o' is 'ROOSTER'.

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(Other definitions for rooster that I've seen before include "Adult male domestic fowl" , "Farmyard cock" , "one going to sleep" , "Morning caller" , "Crowing bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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