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Scaredy-cat animal (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chicken

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'scaredy-cat' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'animal' is the second definition.
(chicken is a kind of animal)

(Other definitions for chicken that I've seen before include "Bird, coward (colloq.)" , "Domestic bird - frightened" , "Cowardly - young fowl" , "Informally cowardly like domestic fowl" , "Proverbial road-crosser" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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