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Beast involved in Bataclan crime (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bactrian camel

'beast' is the definition.

'involved in bataclan crime' is the wordplay.
'involved in' indicates anagramming the letters (involved can mean complex or confusing).
'bataclan'+'crime'='bataclancrime'
'bataclancrime' is an anagram of 'BACTRIAN CAMEL'.

(Other definitions for bactrian camel that I've seen before include "Two-humped creature" , "Two-humped animal" , "Humped animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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