It bites animals, fleshy or otherwise (8)
I believe the answer is:
horsefly
'it bites animals' is the definition.
'fleshy or otherwise' is the wordplay.
'otherwise' indicates an anagram.
'fleshy'+'or'='fleshyor'
'fleshyor' is an anagram of 'HORSEFLY'.
(Another definition for horsefly that I've seen is " sucker".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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