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Spotted African predator (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hyena

'spotted african predator' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hyena that I've seen before include "Meat-eater" , "Dog-like animal with laughter-like howl" , "Its howl sounds like laughter" , "Nocturnal animal with hysterical laugh" , "Dog-like scavenger" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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