Animal in a shopping precinct turned around (5)
I believe the answer is:
llama
'animal' is the definition.
(I know that llama is a type of animal)
'a shopping precinct turned around' is the wordplay.
'shopping precinct' becomes 'mall' (I've seen this before).
'turned around' is a reversal indicator.
'a'+'mall'='amall'
'amall' written backwards gives 'LLAMA'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for llama that I've seen before include "mammal that chews cud" , "provider of wool" , "South American pack animal" , "Woolly Andean animal" , "Peruvian camel" .)