Man-eating rat is awfully like an extinct marsupial (9,5)

I believe the answer is:

tasmanian tiger

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'an extinct marsupial' is the definition.
'tasmanian tiger' can be an answer for 'marsupial' (Tasmanian tiger is an example). I'm unsure of the 'an extinct' bit.

'man-eating rat is awfully' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates anagramming the letters.
'man'+'eating'+'rat'+'is'='maneatingratis'
'maneatingratis' with letters rearranged gives 'TASMANIAN TIGER'.

'like' is the link.

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(Another definition for tasmanian tiger that I've seen is " Probably extinct doglike marsupial".)

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

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