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One of a troop rushes about (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rhesus

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'one of a troop' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'rushes about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'rushes' with letters rearranged gives 'RHESUS'.

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(Other definitions for rhesus that I've seen before include "The Rh in "Rh factor"" , "Small, long-tailed monkey" , "Often a positive factor in man" , "King, in Greek mythology" , "Asian monkey - blood factor" .)

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