Royal forest denizen (4)

I believe the answer is:

hart

(Other definitions for hart that I've seen before include "Mature male deer" , "Songwriting partnership, Rodgers and --" , "Animal" , "Deer; Lorenz --, lyricist" , "Male deer; Rodgers collaborator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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