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Our navy's active beyond Cape Horn (5)

Ross

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cornu

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'horn' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for cornu that I've seen before include "Hornblower may want it?" , "Outgrowth" , "In anatomy, any horn-shaped structure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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