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... a released wild animal (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eared seal

'animal' is the definition.
The answer is an example.

'a released wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'released'='areleased'
'areleased' anagrammed gives 'EARED SEAL'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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