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Row about German animal (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiger

'animal' is the definition.
(tiger is a type of animal)

'row about german' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'tier' (a tier is a row of things).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'tier' going around 'g' is 'TIGER'.

(Other definitions for tiger that I've seen before include "Formidable competitor" , "Carnivorous large cat" , "he got his stripes" , "fierce animal" , "Fierce Bengal beast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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