Egg-laying mammal (7)

I believe the answer is:

echidna

'egg-laying mammal' is the definition.
(echidna is a kind of egg-laying mammal)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for echidna that I've seen before include "Oz native" , "Insectivorous mammal" , "Spiny Aus. mammal" , "One preying on the workers" , "Spiny creature" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and The Times.

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