Animation shown where monkey loses tail (5)
I believe the answer is:
verve
'animation' is the definition.
(verve is a kind of animation)
'monkey loses tail' is the wordplay.
'monkey' becomes 'vervet' (vervet is a kind of monkey).
'loses tail' means to remove the last letter.
'vervet' with its last letter taken away is 'VERVE'.
'shown where' is the link.
(Other definitions for verve that I've seen before include "Sparkling enthusiasm" , "Vitality" , "Vigour, spirit, style" , "Dashing enthusiasm" , "Root tasting of oysters" .)