The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RODENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RODENT
- Mammal's lair covered with rubbish
- Rat, possibly, in rubbish outside study
- It gnaws in its lair, surrounded by rubbish
- Animal in pit surrounded by rubbish
- Mammal finding rhubarb outside lair
- Squirrel, perhaps not red, frisky
- Small mammal‘s lair surrounded by rubbish
- Animal home amid rubbish
- Beaver among the reeds trod enthusiastically
- Gnawing mammal in rubbish outside dive
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The straight part
We know that "Squirrel, perhaps" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case squirrel, perhaps = rodent.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RODENT mean?
RODENT noun- A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
- (bulletin board system slang, leet) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence; lamer.
- Gnawing; biting; corroding; applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.