Striped stinkers (6)
I believe the answer is:
skunks
'striped stinkers' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for skunks that I've seen before include "American mammals that let out a smelly fluid in self-defence" , "Foul-smelling animals" , "Smelly animals from America" , "Malodorous animals" , "Despicable folk" .)