The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WOMBAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result WOMBAT
- Burrowing marsupial initially waiting for start of fight
- Short female taking time to catch black marsupial
- 2 with special place for carrying a 2Mb floppy
- Aussie animal‘s wife fights without limits
- Marsupial getting flap cut from behind
- Located in supporting place to carry young marsupial
- Animal label cut up
- Cut back one mammal or another
- Graduate wearing pullover’s a native Australian
- Key cut back for Australian inhabitant
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The straight part
We know that "Burrowing marsupial" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case burrowing marsupial = wombat.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WOMBAT mean?
WOMBAT noun- Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.