Cryptic crossword clue
24‘s more sluggish son preferred to daughter 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TARSIER

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What does TARSIER mean?

TARSIER noun
  1. An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.

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