American marsupial (7)
'american marsupial' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for opossum that I've seen before include "Type of marsupial" , "Small arboreal marsupial" , "Thick-furred marsupial of the Americas" , "American and Australian marsupial, often with the first letter dropped" , "American arboreal marsupial" .)
'american marsupial' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for possum that I've seen before include "Thick-furred marsupial" , "Play it to pretend to be asleep" , "Small furry Australian marsupial" , "Marsupial - play it to feign sleep" , "American marsupial (that plays dead?)" .)