Ornery beast (3)

I believe the answer is:

ass

(Other definitions for ass that I've seen before include "Donkey - fool" , "Animal related to horses" , "slow-witted person" , "Buffoon" , "A donkey or an idiot" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Newsday.

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