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Yes, ape is playable

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"Ape" Definition

noun

A mimic or imitator.
A monkey.
Any of various large, tailless Old World primates of the family Pongidae, including the chimpanzee, gorilla, gibbon, and orangutan.
Informal A clumsy or boorish person.
One of the larger tailless or short-tailed Old World forms.

idiom

Go ape Informal To become wildly excited or enthusiastic: went ape at the party; goes ape over Thai cuisine.

verb-transitive

To mimic slavishly but often with an absurd result. See Synonyms at imitate.

verb

To copy closely but often clumsily and ineptly.

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