A chained mongrel seen in ranch abroad (8)
I believe the answer is:
hacienda
'ranch abroad' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a chained mongrel seen' is the wordplay.
'a chained' can be anagrammed to 'HACIENDA'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hacienda that I've seen before include "Large estate with house (Spanish)" , "Estate in Spanish-speaking location" , "Latin-American estate - I had acne (anag)" , "Spanish country house" , "spread" .)