Animal bred to hunt rabbits (6)

I believe the answer is:

ferret

(Other definitions for ferret that I've seen before include "Search around - domesticated polecat" , "Small polecat" , "Animal trained to catch rabbits" , "silk ribbon" , "It drives rabbits from their holes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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