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West Indian round bend sees animal (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caribou

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

'west indian round bend' is the wordplay.
'west indian' becomes 'carib' (I've seen this in another clue).
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'bend' becomes 'U' (a U-bend is a kind of bend - pipe under sink).
'carib'+'o'+'u'='CARIBOU'

'sees' is the link.

(Other definitions for caribou that I've seen before include "North American reindeer" , "Wild animal" , "Large North American deer" , "Ruminant" , "Arctic beast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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