Wild Asian donkey; ancient catapult (6)

I believe the answer is:

onager

(Other definitions for onager that I've seen before include "The ass is a strange orange" , "donkey" , "Asiatic wild ass" , "equid" , "Creature" .)

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

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