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Sound like a bear and sound like a horse? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whinny

'sound like a horse?' is the definition.
(a whinny is a high-pitched neigh)

'sound like a bear' is the wordplay.
'sound like' shows a homophone (sound like).
'a bear' becomes 'Winnie' (Winnie the Pooh is a fictional bear).
'winnie' is a homophone of 'WHINNY'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for whinny that I've seen before include "Gentle or joyful neigh" , "Animal's sound" , "Horse's cry" , "animal noise?" , "Beastly sound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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