Weasel type (6)
I believe the answer is:
ermine
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">weasel type</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ermine that I've seen before include "Fur-bearing mammal" , "Stoat in northern regions" , "special trimmings" , "garb for nobility" , "In mere strange fur" .)