African carnivores (6)
I believe the answer is:
hyenas
'african carnivores' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for hyenas that I've seen before include "Carnivorous animals making sounds like wild laughter" , "Dog-like animals with laughter sounds" , "Flesh-eating dogs with laughter-like howl" , "Dog-like animals of Africa" , "their laughter is notorious" .)