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Cats to close unexpectedly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ocelots

'cats' is the definition.
(ocelot is a kind of cat)

'to close unexpectedly' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'close'='toclose'
'toclose' anagrammed gives 'OCELOTS'.

(Other definitions for ocelots that I've seen before include "animals in the wild" , "Cats - cool set (anag)" , "Small leopards found in sole cot" , "Close to, oddly, the wildcats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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