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Member of the beastly lodge taken in by Immanuel Kant (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elk

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'member of the beastly lodge' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.

'taken in by immanuel kant' is the wordplay.
'taken in by' indicates a hidden word.
'ELK' is hidden in the letters of 'immanuel kant'.

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(Other definitions for elk that I've seen before include "Large northern deer" , "Moose-like deer" , "Big beast" , "Big deer" , "Fraternal American" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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