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Made error accommodating ruminant animal (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deer

'ruminant animal' is the definition.

'made error accommodating' is the wordplay.
'accommodating' indicates a hidden word.
'DEER' is hidden in the letters of 'made error'.

(Other definitions for deer that I've seen before include "Like a power switch" , "Bucks and does?" , "Perhaps fallow" , "Ruminant(s) -- breed of 13 down" , "Hoofed animals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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