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Scavenger outward of a rural edge (8)

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aardwolf

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'scavenger' is the definition.
(I know that Aardwolf is a type of Hyaena)

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(Other definitions for aardwolf that I've seen before include "Seeing wild animal" , "Nocturnal African mammal" , "Hyena-like mammal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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