Tropical animal (5)
I believe the answer is:
coati
'tropical animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for coati that I've seen before include "Flesh-eating mammal" , "Oi cat ! (anag.)" , "Raccoon relative" , "omnivore?" , "carnivore from South America" .)