Mimic - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'mimic' is the definition.
(ape can mean to copy or imitate)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ape that I've seen before include "Large primate" , "Imitate like primate" , "Copy - primate" , "Idiot" , "Imitate uncritically" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Universal, the Penny Press, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate and The Telegraph.

'mimic' is the definition.
(I know that mimic can be written as imitator)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for imitator that I've seen before include "Copier, mimic" , "Ape" , "follower" , "Copycat" , "Someone copying the behaviour of another" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Guardian and the King Feature Syndicate.

'mimic' is the definition.
(I know that mimic is a more specific form of copy)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for copy that I've seen before include "Mimic" , "Duplicate" , "Emulate, ape" , "Matter to be printed; ape" , "material for article?" .)