Point about strange, edible animal (10)
I believe the answer is:
wildebeest
'animal' is the definition.
(I have seen 'large animal' mean 'wildebeest' so perhaps 'animal' could also mean 'wildebeest')
'point about strange edible' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'west' (west is a kind of point).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'strange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'edible' is an anagram of 'ildebe'.
'west' going around 'ildebe' is 'WILDEBEEST'.
(Other definitions for wildebeest that I've seen before include "antelope" , "game in Africa" , "beast" , "large animal" , "Gnu" .)