Crossword Genius

Parisian who wanders about gathers large hoard (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

squirrel

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'hoard' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'parisian who wanders about gathers large' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'about' could be 're' (common abbreviation for 'with reference to') and 're' is present in the answer.
'large' could be 'l' and 'l' is located in the answer.
'parisian who' could be 'qui' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'qui' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for squirrel that I've seen before include "Bushy-tailed rodent" , "Nut-gathering rodent" , "Brown or red rodent" , "Tree-climbing rodent with bushy tail, red or grey" , "Grey or (rarely) red woodland creature" .)

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.