SMP LMC 88 is one of the planetary nebulae (PN) in the Large Magellanic Cloud. We identify in its spectrum Raman scattered O VI lines at 6825 and 7083A. This unambiguously classifies the central object of the nebula as a symbiotic star (SySt). We identified the cold component to be a K-type giant, making this the first D-type (yellow) SySt discovered outside the Galaxy. The photometric variability in SMP LMC 88 resembles the the orbital variability of Galactic D-type SySt with its low amplitude and sinusoidal lightcurve shape. The SySt classification is also supported by the He I diagnostic diagram.
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