Aardwolf's cousin (5)
I believe the answer is:
hyena
'aardwolf's cousin' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hyena that I've seen before include "African native" , "Scavenging animal" , "Carnivorous animal with howl like laughter" , "Carnivorous mammal" , "Laughing carnivore" .)