Only marsupial native to the Americas (7)

I believe the answer is:

opossum

(Other definitions for opossum that I've seen before include "American arboreal marsupial" , "US marsupial" , "American native" , "Thick-furred marsupial of the Americas" , "Thickly furred marsupial" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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