Strip one bird and marsupial (9)
I believe the answer is:
bandicoot
'marsupial' is the definition.
(I know that bandicoot is a type of marsupial)
'strip one bird' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'strip' could be 'band' (band is a kind of strip) and 'band' is present in the answer.
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is present in the answer.
'bird' could be 'coot' (coot is a kind of bird) and 'coot' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bandicoot that I've seen before include "native of Australia" , "Insect-eating marsupial of Australia and New Guinea" , "Australian native" , "Australian marsupial with long pointed muzzle and tail" , "Little animal" .)