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The Spanish and English for an animal (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eland

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'for an animal' is the definition.
(eland is a type of antelope)

'the spanish and' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'el'+'and'='ELAND'

'english' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for eland that I've seen before include "Ruminant" , "game animal" , "Large African deer with short spiral horns" , "Spiral-horn antelope" , "Wild beast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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