New aim: take in friend and animal (6)
I believe the answer is:
impala
'animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'new aim take in friend' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'take in' is an insertion indicator.
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal is a kind of friend**).
'aim' anagrammed gives 'ima'.
'ima' placed around 'pal' is 'IMPALA'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for impala that I've seen before include "one advances by leaps and bounds" , "Antelope with lyre-shaped horns" , "leaping creature" , "runner and long jumper from Africa" , "African resident" .)