The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 5 letter word GIANT PANDA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result GIANT PANDA
- Something native to China in wok, perhaps? Starters of dubious authenticity
- What's involved adapting an endangered species?
- Face father pressed by whopping herbivore
- And a pig ferociously eats tiny creature to become enormous beast
- What’s involved adapting an endangered species?
- Adapting an eccentric animal
- Adapting an unusually temperamental Chinese import
- Possibly bear private worker, even if in past
- Worker trapped by wild pig with a bear?
- Monstrous pimp picked up, a bear-like beast
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The straight part
We know that "temperamental Chinese import" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case temperamental chinese import = giant panda.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.