African animal, briefly (5)

I believe the answer is:

rhino

(Other definitions for rhino that I've seen before include "Horned ungulate" , "Charging animal" , "Horned beast (abbr.)" , "Horned creature" , "Cash" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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