Baby cheetah (3)

I believe the answer is:

cub

(Other definitions for cub that I've seen before include "Young of certain animals" , "Young bear or lion" , "Youngster, trainee" , "eg Young lion" , "A baby fox or bear" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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