Bounder close outside Los Angeles (5)
I believe the answer is:
eland
'bounder' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'close outside los angeles' is the wordplay.
'close' becomes 'end' (I've seen this before).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'los angeles' becomes 'LA' (abbreviation).
'end' going around 'la' is 'ELAND'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eland that I've seen before include "game animal" , "Ruminant" , "Large African deer with short spiral horns" , "Browser" , "Large spiral-horned African antelope" .)