Aka "buffalo" (5)

I believe the answer is:

bison

(Other definitions for bison that I've seen before include "Large shaggy wild ox" , "Wild ox of the prairies" , "Kind of shaggy cattle" , "brute" , "Large shaggy-maned animal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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