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Animal fur I am after (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coati

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'animal' is the definition.
(mammal of Central and South America)

'fur i am after' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'fur' could be 'coat' (an animal's coat) and 'coat' is found in the answer.
'i' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for coati that I've seen before include "Kind of raccoon" , "omnivore?" , "Flesh-eating mammal" , "carnivore from South America" , "American denizen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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