Cryptic crossword clue
Engineer maybe suppressing an opening for grease 24 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MANGABEY

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What does MANGABEY mean?

MANGABEY noun
  1. Any of several large, arboreal monkeys of the family Cercopithecidae.

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