Nile animal, for short (5)

I believe the answer is:

hippo

(Other definitions for hippo that I've seen before include "Aquatic pachyderm" , "African river mammal" , "Aquatic creature" , "large African creature" , "Large semi-aquatic mammal (abbr)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

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