Judge with large honey badger (5)
I believe the answer is:
ratel
'honey badger' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'judge with large' is the wordplay.
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'rate'+'l'='RATEL'
(Other definitions for ratel that I've seen before include "Mammal's" , "Animal of Africa and India - alert (anag)" , "predator" , "Honey-badger" , "one wanting honey" .)