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Long-haired bovine a woman raised (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yak

'long-haired bovine' is the definition.
(type of animal)

'a woman raised' is the wordplay.
'a woman' becomes 'Kay' (woman's name).
'raised' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'kay' in reverse letter order is 'YAK'.

(Other definitions for yak that I've seen before include "Species of ox" , "Himalayan bovine" , "A long-haired Asian ox" , "Persistent talk" , "Shaggy-haired ox" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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