The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word ROE DEER
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More clues leading to the result ROE DEER
- Wild animals came by ’orse, reportedly
- Sound advice to boating companion, graceful creature
- European monarch following evil doer’s game
- Game to do with passing round dictionary, I think
- Animals run out with energy, rolling over grass
- Cockney’s come to us on a horse, they say
- Creature in Scottish river heartless rower traps
- Perhaps Bambi seen in rejigged order, Ena’s introduction included twice
- Girls’ school dismissing an Elizabeth, elegant beast
- Animal reportedly loving request to stick oar in
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The straight part
We know that "elegant beast" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case elegant beast = roe deer.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ROE DEER mean?
ROE DEER noun- A small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (Capreolus capreolus and Capreolus pygargus).