Cartoon character often depicted as a spinning tornado (9,5)

I believe the answer is:

tasmanian devil

(Other definitions for tasmanian devil that I've seen before include "This beast is certainly wild" , "Creature" , "Ferocious Australian marsupial" , "Vicious little Aussie" , "Ferocious animal" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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