Including among pandas (3)

I believe the answer is:

and

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'including' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'among pandas' is the wordplay.
'among' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'AND' is hidden in the letters of 'pandas'.

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(Other definitions for and that I've seen before include "Most-used conjunction in English" , "Plus" , "Also" , "moreover" , "Joining word" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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