Cabaret involved a hairy tree-dweller (7)

I believe the answer is:

bearcat

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'a hairy tree-dweller' is the definition.
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'cabaret involved' is the wordplay.
'involved' indicates anagramming the letters (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'cabaret' is an anagram of 'BEARCAT'.

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(Other definitions for bearcat that I've seen before include "Cabaret (anag) - red panda" , "Animal" .)

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