Cryptic crossword clue
Wild ox half destroyed northern town in Australia 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word AUROCHS

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The straight part
We know that "Wild ox" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wild ox = aurochs.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AUROCHS mean?

AUROCHS noun
  1. An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
  2. The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus).

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