Spiny creature (8)
I believe the answer is:
hedgehog
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">spiny creature</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hedgehog that I've seen before include "Prickly mammal" , "one is far from spineless" , "Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, for example" , "Prickly beast" , "Spiny animal" .)