The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GIRAFFE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GIRAFFE
- Mistake to capture one river animal
- Accommodation housing one rare English animal
- African native stripping lead from wood in error
- Blunder housing Iranian leader with Republican beast
- Mistake if Ireland abandons this African native
- Boss detailed to catch Irish animal
- Animal’s mistake lets in little bird
- Primarily grand, imposing, regal — a fine, furry East African native
- Animal has good fair treatment and fine housing
- Tactless remark describing Kirk essentially as an animal
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The straight part
We know that "African native" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case african native = giraffe.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GIRAFFE mean?
GIRAFFE noun- A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
- A giraffe unicycle.
- A laugh.