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Runs for animals (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hares

I believe this is a double definition.

'runs' is the first definition.
(haring is a kind of running)

'for animals' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Swift animals ' mean 'hares' so perhaps 'animals' could also mean 'hares')

(Other definitions for hares that I've seen before include "Rabbit-like creatures" , "Fleet-footed animals" , "Fast animals" , "Swift long-eared mammals" , "Long-eared animals" .)

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