The Clue
Endangered bamboo eaters (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PANDAS
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Notes
The answer PANDAS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.
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Definition
PANDA as a noun:
1. (giant panda, panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca) = large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae
2. (lesser panda, red panda, panda, bear cat, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens) = reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas