### Clue: Jazz fan behind push to get American skunk (7)
### Answer: POLECAT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: American skunk 
 CAT(slang for a jazz fan/enthusiast) **placed after**(behind) POLE(to push/propel a boat by, well, pushing a pole against the bottom of a river, canal, or lake).
Defn: In the US, a term used for a skunk, which is, however, only distantly related to the polecat.