Animal's low points (5)

I believe the answer is:

moose

'animal's' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'low points' is the wordplay.
'low' becomes 'moo' ('moo' can be a synonym of 'low').
'points' becomes 'se' (**).
'moo'+'se'='MOOSE'

(Other definitions for moose that I've seen before include "North American deer" , "North American elk" , "beasts" , "US deer with enormous antlers" , "Large N American deer like European elk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail, The Telegraph and The Guardian.

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