Orca or lion, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Orca or lion, e.g. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. someone who attacks in search of booty
2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LION (noun)
1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
ORCA (noun)
1. predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
PARROTED

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