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The awful rumpus ends from these native animals (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dingoes

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'these native animals' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'the awful rumpus ends' is the wordplay.
'the awful rumpus' becomes 'din' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'awful' bit.).
'ends' becomes 'goes' (going is a kind of ending).
'din'+'goes'='DINGOES'

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(Other definitions for dingoes that I've seen before include "Wild dogs of Australia" , "Canine predators" , "Australian pack" , "Cairns must live with these dogs" , "Australian wild dogs" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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