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Marketplace stocking new fur (6)

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I believe the answer is:

angora

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'fur' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'marketplace stocking new' is the wordplay.
'marketplace' becomes 'agora' (agora is a kind of marketplace).
'stocking' indicates putting letters inside ('stock' can mean 'carry' or 'contain').
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'agora' enclosing 'n' is 'ANGORA'.

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(Other definitions for angora that I've seen before include "Soft yarn from goat" , "Goat producing mohair" , "Wool from long-haired goats" , "Yarn or fabric made from goat hair" , "Fine yarn from hair of goats" .)

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