Mink kin (5)
I believe the answer is:
stoat
'mink kin' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for stoat that I've seen before include "furry animal" , "Provider of ermine" , "Ermine in summertime?" , "Weasel-like mammal" , "European ermine" .)