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Somewhat kinky name for the honey bear (8)

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I believe the answer is:

kinkajou

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'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.

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(Other definitions for kinkajou that I've seen before include "American native" , "The potto" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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