The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ORYX
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ORYX
- Beast making comeback in sexy romance
- Antelope and steer crossing tracks
- Antelope and steer crossing railway
- Steer around really discontented antelope
- Horned animal making men cross — ultimately they may get impaled
- One hoofed ball — trains with football team, mostly?
- One animal and another crossing railway
- Animal getting over railway and crossroads?
- Duck confronting really disheartened and cross creature
- Antelope and bull crossing railway
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The straight part
We know that "creature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case creature = oryx.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ORYX mean?
ORYX noun- Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns.