The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word RED DEER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RED DEER
- Ruminant studied, highly valued reportedly
- Horny creatures for Spooner’s numb bum
- Beast always chasing after flushed duke
- Animal studied and highly-valued, it’s said
- Animals the German brought over – expensive, we hear
- Beast‘s outspoken answer to ‘Which wine, darling?’
- Ruddy grass upset wild animal!
- Looking embarrassed — expensive-sounding for a stag?
- Two communists, one on return goes past east to a Canadian city
- . Revolutionary rush back to see European grazer
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The straight part
We know that "Horny creatures" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case horny creatures = red deer.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.