Kylie originally sang all but the opening -- a flipping gold disc follows for this iconic Australian (8)
I believe the answer is:
kangaroo
'kylie originally sang all but the opening a flipping gold disc follows for this iconic australian' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'a flipping gold disc follows for this iconic australian' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
'disc' could be 'o' (disc-shaped letter) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'australian' could be 'a' and 'a' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kangaroo that I've seen before include "Pouched animal" , "Leaping marsupial" , "One's jumpy" , "Aussie boxer" , "one jumps" .)