Native African transported by ship, possibly (5)
I believe the answer is:
hippo
'native african' is the definition.
(animal native to Africa)
'transported by ship possibly' is the wordplay.
'transported by' indicates a hidden word.
'HIPPO' is hidden within 'ship possibly'.
(Other definitions for hippo that I've seen before include "Augustine's place" , "Large African beast (abbr)" , "One thick-skinned" , "Thick-skinned type" , "Large animal" .)