Animal is anaesthetised at last (6)
I believe the answer is:
numbat
'animal' is the definition.
The answer is an example.
'anaesthetised at last' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'at' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'numb' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for numbat that I've seen before include "insectivore" , "Australian native" , "Termite-eating marsupial" , "one bright-eyed and bushy-tailed?" .)