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Complex open late in the zoo (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antelope

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'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.

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(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" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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