Somewhat kinky name for the honey bear (8)
I believe the answer is:
kinkajou
'the honey bear' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'somewhat kinky name' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'name' could be 'jo' and 'jo' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kinkajou that I've seen before include "American native" , "The potto" .)