Thick-furred marsupial of the Americas with a hairless prehensile tail (7)

I believe the answer is:

opossum

(Other definitions for opossum that I've seen before include "American and Australian marsupial, often abbreviated" , "Small Australian marsupial" , "Small arboreal marsupial" , "Thickly furred marsupial" , "Native of America" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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