Omnivorous mammal related to the raccoon (5)

I believe the answer is:

coati

(Other definitions for coati that I've seen before include "Raccoon-like animal of Central and S. America" , "Kind of raccoon" , "S. and Central American raccoon-like animal" , "omnivorous mammal" , "Racoon-like omnivorous creature of Central and South America" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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