The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ELAND
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More clues leading to the result ELAND
- Antelope displaying vigour over days
- Head of exceptionally light African antelope
- Antelope I caught leaving the country
- Ruminant, note, observed in climbing valley
- Wild animal in eastern country
- Dash to front of display to see animal
- African native, one about to quit cold country
- With style and vigour, start to describe African ungulate
- It’s beastly language that Björk uses, renouncing two independent clubs
- Antelope dash over delta
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The straight part
We know that "animal" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case animal = eland.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ELAND mean?
ELAND noun- A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.