Complex open late in the zoo (8)
I believe the answer is:
antelope
'the zoo' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'complex open late' is the wordplay.
'complex' indicates anagramming the letters.
'open'+'late'='openlate'
'openlate' with letters rearranged gives 'ANTELOPE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for antelope that I've seen before include "Lean poet (anag.)" , "Swift deer-like animal" , "Kind of swift-running deer" , "One leapt badly on the graceful animal" , "eg Eland" .)