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Rabbit, Ox and Ox again? Eastern years must include Tiger initially in that (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yaketyyak

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'rabbit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Another definition for yaketyyak that I've seen is " rabbit".)

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