Mongoose or parasitic wasp (9)
I believe the answer is:
ichneumon
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">mongoose</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(ichneumon is a kind of mongoose)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">parasitic wasp</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ichneumon that I've seen before include "mongoose" , "Parasitic wasp" , "African native" , "snake-slayer" , "Fly" .)