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The Spanish king will get large deer (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elk

'large deer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the spanish king' is the wordplay.
'the spanish' becomes 'el'.
'king' becomes 'k'.
'el'+'k'='ELK'

'will get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for elk that I've seen before include "Type of moose" , "Large northern deer" , "Wapiti" , "Asian moose" , "Largest living deer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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