Primate in a long-running sci-fi franchise (3)

I believe the answer is:

ape

(Other definitions for ape that I've seen before include "Send up" , "Wild animal" , "gorilla" , "Our cousin" , "Closely follow" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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