Animals in traps, I gathered (6)

I believe the answer is:

tapirs

'animals' is the definition.
The answer is an example.

'traps i gathered' is the wordplay.
'gathered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'traps'+'i'='trapsi'
'trapsi' anagrammed gives 'TAPIRS'.

'in' is the link.

(Another definition for tapirs that I've seen is " Creatures with heavy bodies and short flexible snouts".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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