American term for Arctic deer (7)

I believe the answer is:

caribou

(Other definitions for caribou that I've seen before include "Reindeer of North America" , "Large North American deer" , "US reindeer" , "Wild animal" , "Arctic deer - a Rio cub (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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