Grunting beast (3)
I believe the answer is:
pig
(Other definitions for pig that I've seen before include "Difficult task" , "Greedy person (colloq.)" , "Hog" , "Farm animal" , "Eg, sow" .)
I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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