'___, a deer, a female deer' Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
2. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck’

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FEMALE (adjective)
1. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
2. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
FEMALE (noun)
1. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
2. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
DEER (noun)
1. distinguished from Bovidae by the male’s having solid deciduous antlers

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