Thick-skinned safari beast (10)

I believe the answer is:

rhinoceros

(Other definitions for rhinoceros that I've seen before include "Large horned animal" , "It's beastly" , "Black/white horned herbivore" , "Brute" , "Horny character" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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