Australian anteater (7)
I believe the answer is:
echidna
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">australian anteater</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for echidna that I've seen before include "One preying on the workers" , "Little animal" , "Such a beast" , "Creature with spines" , "Spiny egg-laying Australian mammal" .)