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Wild ox found in ancient city states (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

urus

'wild ox' is the definition.
(urus is a kind of wild ox)

'ancient city states' is the wordplay.
'ancient city' becomes 'ur' (ancient Sumerian city state).
'states' becomes 'US' (abbreviation for the United States).
'ur'+'us'='URUS'

'found in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for urus that I've seen before include "Aurochs" , "old beef supplier" , "Animal hunted to extinction" , "bovine, now extinct" .)

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