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Cycling Vietnam once, sporadically observed snouted forager (5)

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I believe the answer is:

coati

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This could be a double definition.

'cycling vietnam' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'once sporadically observed snouted forager' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for coati that I've seen before include "Plantigrade carnivore" , "American mammal related to raccoon" , "carnivore from South America" , "wild animal" , "American denizen" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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