The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word POSSUM
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More clues leading to the result POSSUM
- Creature pouched in the afternoon biting us, very upset
- Marsupial so quiet climbing on the whole?
- Is one’s pouch for a naval NCO’s money?
- Animal in Post Office first to solve problem
- Returned gift. Problem? Dead
- … creature initially presenting very big problem
- Australian resident’s possibly half expressed hesitation
- Briefly pose problem:
- Tree dweller’s westbound US ruffle work
- Habitual pretender: old-maidish and head of school in addition
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The straight part
We know that "creature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case creature = possum.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.
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What does POSSUM mean?
POSSUM noun- An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.
- Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.