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Horned animal seen in European country (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eland

'horned animal' is the definition.
(eland is a type of antelope)

'european country' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'country' becomes 'land' (synonyms).
'e'+'land'='ELAND'

'seen in' is the link.

(Other definitions for eland that I've seen before include "Spiral-horn antelope" , "Led an (anag) -- antelope" , "One browses in the African plain" , "African mammal" , "Browser" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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