Animals spared and set free (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
red pandas
'animals' is the definition.
The answer is an example.
'spared and set free' is the wordplay.
'set free' is an anagram indicator.
'spared'+'and'='sparedand'
'sparedand' anagrammed gives 'RED PANDAS'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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