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Type of whale that comes in for criticism (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orc

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'type of whale' is the definition.
'orc' can be an answer for 'whale' (term for a killer whale). I'm unsure of the 'type of' bit.

'comes in for criticism' is the wordplay.
'comes in' indicates a hidden word (I've seen 'coming in' mean this).
'ORC' can be found hidden inside 'for criticism'.

'that' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for orc that I've seen before include "Tolkien creature" , "Ugly creature" , "warlike figure" , "Imaginary creature" , "Mythical monster" .)

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