Animal has time to pair off (5)
I believe the answer is:
tapir
'animal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'time to pair off' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't'.
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'off' indicates an anagram.
'pair' anagrammed gives 'apir'.
't'+'apir'='TAPIR'
'has' is the link.
(Other definitions for tapir that I've seen before include "Hoofed mammal; I trap (anag.)" , "Browser" , "Tropical hoofed mammal with a flexible proboscis" , "Long-nosed, hoofed mammal" , "Nocturnal hoofed animal" .)