Zimbabwean lion in 2015 news (5)

I believe the answer is:

cecil

(Other definitions for cecil that I've seen before include ". . . . . Rhodes, . . . . . B. de Mille" , "Messrs Rhodes and de Mille" , "Robert -, secretary of state to Elizabeth I" , "Boy's name" , "___ Day Lewis, Poet Laureate, d. 1972" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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