Somewhat kinky name for the honey bear (8)
I believe the answer is:
kinkajou
'the honey bear' is the definition.
('kinkajou' can be a synonym of 'honey bear')
'somewhat kinky name' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'name' could be 'kin' and 'kin' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kinkajou that I've seen before include "American native" , "The potto" .)