Animal's mouth (3)
I believe the answer is:
maw
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">animal's mouth</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for maw that I've seen before include "Jaws or throat of a voracious animal" , "Mouth of a vicious animal" , "Crop of an animal" , "gulf" , "Jaws or mouth of a voracious animal" .)