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Wild hare associated with the ostrich (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rhea

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'the ostrich' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'wild hare' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'hare' is an anagram of 'RHEA'.

'associated with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rhea that I've seen before include "Ostrich-like bird of South America" , "Ostrich-like bird - satellite of Saturn" , "New World flightless bird" , "S American runner" , "New World ostrich" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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