Sleepy mammal (5)

I believe the answer is:

sloth

(Other definitions for sloth that I've seen before include "tropical American native" , "Deadly offence" , "Lethargy" , "Slow-moving arboreal mammal" , "one of a deadly collection" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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