Tall animal (7)
I believe the answer is:
giraffe
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tall animal</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(giraffes are tall animals)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for giraffe that I've seen before include "Long-necked ruminant" , "Tall creature" , "wild beast" , "that's beastly" , "one reaching highest places" .)