‘Bear’ of mountainous China (5)

I believe the answer is:

panda

(Other definitions for panda that I've seen before include "Bamboo-eating mammal" , "Bearcat" , "Endangered animal" , "Asian animal" , "Endangered creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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