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Wild creature's roar and energy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dingo

'wild creature's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'roar and energy' is the wordplay.
'roar' becomes 'din' (I've seen this in another clue).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'energy' becomes 'go' (go can mean energy or enthusiasm).
'din'+'go'='DINGO'

(Other definitions for dingo that I've seen before include "Wild dog of Australia" , "Kipling's yellow dog" , "Wild Australian dog" , "Wild creature" , "Wild animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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