Find an unusual native animal originally from this group (5)
I believe the answer is:
fauna
'this group' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'find an unusual native animal originally' is the wordplay.
'originally' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'find an unusual native animal' is 'FAUNA'.
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fauna that I've seen before include "Animals of an area or period" , "The animals found in a particular area" , "Region's animals" , "Wild animal life of an era" , "Animal life of given region" .)