Ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac (6)

I believe the answer is:

monkey

(Other definitions for monkey that I've seen before include "Five hundred pounds (colloq.); imp" , "PS500 (sl.)" , "Small primate" , "Long-tailed primate" , "See 10" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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