Animal in the meadow to follow (7,3)
I believe the answer is:
prairie dog
'animal' is the definition.
(prairie dog is a kind of animal)
'meadow to follow' is the wordplay.
'meadow' becomes 'prairie' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to follow' becomes 'dog' (I've seen this before).
'prairie'+'dog'='PRAIRIE-DOG'
'in the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prairie dog that I've seen before include "Rodent" , "A ground squirrel" , "North American burrowing mammal" , "Animal" , "Underground community member" .)