Animal, hurt cat is raised (6)
I believe the answer is:
marmot
'animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'hurt cat is raised' is the wordplay.
'hurt' becomes 'mar' (I've seen this before).
'cat' becomes 'tom' (a tom is a male cat).
'is raised' says the letters should be written backwards.
'tom' in reverse letter order is 'mot'.
'mar'+'mot'='MARMOT'
(Other definitions for marmot that I've seen before include "wild rodent" , "Furry burrowing rodent" , "Large burrowing rodent" , "Stout, burrowing rodent" , "Coarse-furred burrowing rodent" .)