American wildcat (6)
I believe the answer is:
ocelot
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">american wildcat</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ocelot that I've seen before include "Spotted New World feline" , "American cat, like a small leopard" , "Leopard-like cat of S America" , "Feline of South and Central America" , "Yellow-black striped and spotted cat" .)