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Tours the wall with native of Madagascar (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lemur

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'madagascar' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for lemur that I've seen before include "Monkey-like animal of Madagascar" , "one in the bush?" , "Long-tailed primate" , "Malagasy primate" , "Arboreal mammal common to Madagascar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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