Laughing animal? (5)
I believe the answer is:
hyena
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">laughing animal?</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hyena that I've seen before include "Creature" , "Carnivorous mammal" , "Carnivore with sloping body" , "African scavenger" , "Wolf-like animal with cry like laughter" .)