"Never Feed a __ Spaghetti": rhyming board book (4)

I believe the answer is:

yeti

(Other definitions for yeti that I've seen before include "elusive character" , "Creature perhaps" , "Legendary Himalayan creature" , "mythical monster!" , "highland inhabitant" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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