First animal of the Chinese zodiac (3)

I believe the answer is:

rat

(Other definitions for rat that I've seen before include "Long-tailed rodent" , "Unpopular rodent" , "one not going down with ship" , "Abandon" , "Contemptible person" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the LA Times.

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