Intoxicated female heard scavenger (5)
I believe the answer is:
hyena
'scavenger' is the definition.
(animal which scavenges)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hyena that I've seen before include "African canine" , "Wild mammal" , "One laughs loud" , "Spotted scavenger" , "Dog-like carrion eater" .)