Criticise father, one potentially endangered (5)

I believe the answer is:

panda

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'one potentially endangered' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'criticise father' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'pan' (informal term meaning to criticise heavily).
'father' becomes 'da' (da can mean dad).
'pan'+'da'='PANDA'

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(Other definitions for panda that I've seen before include "Police car" , "Bearlike animal" , "Large bear from the bamboo forests of China and Tibet" , "Black and white animal" , "One bearlike" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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