Somewhat major carnivore (4)
I believe the answer is:
orca
'somewhat major carnivore' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'somewhat major carnivore' is the wordplay.
'somewhat' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ORCA' is hidden in the letters of 'major carnivore'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for orca that I've seen before include "Danger for swimmers" , "Large predator" , "swimmer in black and white" , "Killer at sea" , "grampus" .)