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Charged boundary intended to keep cattle in (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

electric fence

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'intended to keep cattle in' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'charged boundary' is the wordplay.
'charged' becomes 'electric' (synonyms).
'boundary' becomes 'fence' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'electric'+'fence'='ELECTRIC FENCE'

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(Other definitions for electric fence that I've seen before include "Shocking barrier" , "Wire keeping animals in a field" , "Feel eccentric (anag.)" , "Way of stopping animals straying" , "What stops farm animals straying" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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