Tailless Australian arboreal marsupial (5)

I believe the answer is:

koala

(Other definitions for koala that I've seen before include "One's usually up a tree" , "Australian marsupial which lives on eucalyptus leaves" , "Arboreal marsupial" , "Arboreal Australian native" , "Cuddly Australian marsupial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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