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An animal uprising, overturning slaughterhouse (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abattoir

'slaughterhouse' is the definition.
('abattoir' can be a synonym of 'slaughterhouse')

'an animal uprising overturning' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'animal' becomes 'bat' (bat is a kind of animal**).
'uprising' becomes 'riot' (I've seen this before).
'overturning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'riot' in reverse letter order is 'toir'.
'a'+'bat'+'toir'='ABATTOIR'

(Other definitions for abattoir that I've seen before include "Building for butchering animals" , "Building used for butchery" , "It might make a killing" , "stunning location" , "Animal slaughter-house" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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