Animal with two names (6)

I believe the answer is:

jackal

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'animal' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Doglike animal ' mean 'jackal' so perhaps 'animal' could also mean 'jackal')

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(Other definitions for jackal that I've seen before include "Flunkey; dog-like omnivore" , "Canine animal" , "Canine mammal" , "Frederick Forsythe novel: ''Day of the ......''" , "Nocturnal mammal closely related to the dog" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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