Bamboo-eating raccoon relative Crossword Clue

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RACCOON (noun)
1. an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
2. the fur of the North American racoon
RELATIVE (noun)
1. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
2. a person related by blood or marriage
RELATIVE (adjective)
1. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to’
2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

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