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Second label for animal (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stag

'animal' is the definition.
(stag is a kind of animal)

'second label' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'label' becomes 'tag' ('tag' can be a synonym of 'label'**).
's'+'tag'='STAG'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stag that I've seen before include "Investor" , "Antlered animal" , "Male beast" , "Adult male deer, often with antlers" , "Men-only" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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