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Animal hospital desire answer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hyena

'animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hospital desire answer' is the wordplay.
'hospital' becomes 'h'.
'desire' becomes 'yen' (yen can mean a longing or desire).
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'h'+'yen'+'a'='HYENA'

(Other definitions for hyena that I've seen before include "African native" , "Scavenging carnivore" , "Nocturnal animal with hysterical laugh" , "Wild animal" , "Dog-like nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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