Prickly creature (8)
I believe the answer is:
hedgehog
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">prickly creature</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hedgehog that I've seen before include "Spiny mammal" , "Small prickly-backed animal" , "Porcupine" , "one is far from spineless" , "eater of slugs" .)