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Spirit shown by Dutch bounder (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eland

'bounder' is the definition.
(type of antelope - something which bounds around)

'spirit shown by dutch' is the wordplay.
'spirit' becomes 'elan' (elan is a kind of spirit).
'shown by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'dutch' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for Dutch).
'elan'+'d'='ELAND'

(Other definitions for eland that I've seen before include "Large spiral-horned African antelope" , "South African antelope" , "Large African antelope with spiral horns" , "Laden (anag.); antelope" , "African mammal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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