In the menagerie, it's not just a pond (4)
I believe the answer is:
erie
'a pond' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'in the menagerie it's not' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ERIE' is hidden in the letters of 'menagerie not'.
'just' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for erie that I've seen before include "Buffalo's lake" , "North american lake sounds spooky" , "Lake between Canada and the US" , "A Great American lake - sounds spooky" , "The lake sounds weird" .)