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Drive through one part of the UK to see endangered species (5)

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indri

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'endangered species' is the definition.
'indri' can be an answer for 'species' (I have seen 'Species of lemur ' mean 'indri' so perhaps 'species' could also mean 'indri'). I am not sure about the 'endangered' bit.

'drive through one part of the uk' is the wordplay.
'drive' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation used in road names).
'through' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters go through the word).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'part of the uk' becomes 'NI' (Northern Ireland).
'i'+'ni'='ini'
'dr' inserted into 'ini' is 'INDRI'.

'to see' is the link.

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(Other definitions for indri that I've seen before include "Large Madagascan lemur" , "large primate" , "Big Madagascan lemur" , "Species of lemur" , "native of Madagascar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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