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Wrong number is too much for African native (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gnu

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'african native' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'wrong number is too much' is the wordplay.
'is too much' indicates a hidden word (only some letters needed - the rest are 'too much').
'GNU' is hidden in the letters of 'wrong number'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gnu that I've seen before include "hitherto unknown, we hear" , "animals" , "Large heavy antelope" , "Gun to get antelope" , "Strange gun for an antelope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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