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Intoxicated female heard scavenger (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hyena

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'scavenger' is the definition.
(animal which scavenges)

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(Other definitions for hyena that I've seen before include "African canine" , "Wild mammal" , "One laughs loud" , "Spotted scavenger" , "Dog-like carrion eater" .)

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