Animal hunted where excavations are carried out (6)

I believe the answer is:

quarry

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'animal' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for quarry that I've seen before include "Prey; open excavation" , "Source of stone" , "Pit for extracting stone or slate" , "stones here" , "Dig out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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