Company is importing meat — antelope (7)
I believe the answer is:
chamois
'antelope' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'company is importing meat' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'importing' indicates putting letters inside.
'meat' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat).
'co'+'is'='cois'
'cois' going around 'ham' is 'CHAMOIS'.
(Other definitions for chamois that I've seen before include "Agile European mountain dweller" , "Soft suede leather" , "Soft pliable leather" , "not one to put a foot wrong!" , "Form of leather" .)