African scavenger (5)
I believe the answer is:
hyena
'african scavenger' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for hyena that I've seen before include "Carnivorous mammal" , "African wild dog" , "Afr. doglike carnivore" , "Dog-like animal with laughter-like howl" , "Dog-like nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia" .)