The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BANDICOOT
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More clues leading to the result BANDICOOT
- The first two letters of bird – bald bird – and marsupial
- Marsupial that has outlaw stifling utterance of surprise
- Group on island with waterbird and marsupial
- Marsupial, one breaking ring on bird
- Marsupial in group with one bird
- Marsupial in company with one bird
- Begin at the start with one bird and a ratlike marsupial
- . Marsupial group one caught, too jumped-up
- Marsupial, bee. and one marsh bird
- By Bhargav3 Debar diamond company — seize Choksi finally to bring back big rat
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The straight part
We know that "Marsupial" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case marsupial = bandicoot.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 BANDICOOT mean?
BANDICOOT noun- A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae.
- Any of several rat-like rodents of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia of southeast Asia.
- To steal growing vegetables from a garden.