The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FAUNA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FAUNA
- Female relative almost has a wild life
- Pleasure taking in area: area and its animals
- Local animals often seen accompanying Flora
- Rural deity first to appreciate local wildlife
- Creature of myth beginning to alarm all the animals
- Fine Italian article about a range of animals
- Animal life supporter possessing universal answer
- Goat-like figure heads a list of animals
- Animals creep audibly
- Deity: one from animal life
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The straight part
We know that "local wildlife" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case local wildlife = fauna.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.
What does FAUNA mean?
FAUNA noun- Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
- A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.