Ring-tailed primate (5)
I believe the answer is:
lemur
'ring-tailed primate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for lemur that I've seen before include "Arboreal primate native to Madagascar" , "Bushy-tailed primate" , "Monkey-like aniaml of Madagascar" , "A primate; sounds like a S. Am. city" , "Madagascan primate" .)