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Mammal’s four limbs it oddly passed over (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oribi

'mammal's' is the definition.
(oribi is a type of mammal)

'four limbs it oddly passed over' is the wordplay.
'oddly passed over' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
'four'+'limbs'+'it'='fourlimbsit'
The alternating letters of 'fourlimbsit' are 'ORIBI'.

(Other definitions for oribi that I've seen before include "small hoofed beast" , "Savannah antelope" , "Beastly sort" , "resident of Savannah" , "Creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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