Extinct elephant-like animal (8)

I believe the answer is:

mastodon

(Other definitions for mastodon that I've seen before include "Large mammal" , "Man stood like extinct sort of elephant" , "Large extinct animal resembling elephant" , "Extinct elephant-like mammal" , "very old elephant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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