Curse lion prowling in fenced-off area (9)

I believe the answer is:

inclosure

'fenced-off area' is the definition.

'curse lion prowling' is the wordplay.
'prowling' indicates anagramming the letters (prowl means to move around).
'curse'+'lion'='curselion'
'curselion' anagrammed gives 'INCLOSURE'.

'in' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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