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Animal with large hood (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cowl

'hood' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'animal with large' is the wordplay.
'animal' becomes 'cow' (cow is a kind of animal).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'large' becomes 'l'.
'cow'+'l'='COWL'

(Other definitions for cowl that I've seen before include "Monk's hood or chimney covering" , "Loose hood" , "Dried fruit" , "Monk's hood - chimney cover" , "Hood for monk or chimney" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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