The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MEERKAT
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More clues leading to the result MEERKAT
- Take me abroad to capture river mammal
- Spooner’s declared Starmer “lacklustre beast”.
- Sound made by simple feline, one living in burrow
- . Mongoose is reportedly only pet
- Volatile market brought about end of the neighbourhood watch member
- South African animal meat possesses a low rating
- Carnivore only tiger heard?
- Desert dweller blessed people by holding hand
- Escort having space to climb without resistance to find carnivore
- African animal that sounds like just a pet
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The straight part
We know that "carnivore" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case carnivore = meerkat.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MEERKAT mean?
MEERKAT noun- Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.