Chest-beating sort (7)

I believe the answer is:

gorilla

(Other definitions for gorilla that I've seen before include "Largest living primate" , "A large powerful African ape" , "Heavy" , "African great ape" , "Powerful great ape" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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