The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word GREAT APE
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result GREAT APE
- Beastly type in a rage with pet barking
- Mammal to worry about fruit? The opposite
- Primate sounding cheerless on recording
- Man's close relative leading parrot
- Chest-beater having breakfast in Chardonnay?
- Feast in fruit for large animal
- Pet with rage wrestling with a chimpanzee?
- Fruit drinks to feed primate
- Fruit about to feed siamang, say?
- Have a meal with fruit brought round for primate
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "chimpanzee?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chimpanzee? = great ape.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.