Doctor dating a snap of animals in black and white (5,6)

I believe the answer is:

giant pandas

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'animals in black and white' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'doctor dating a snap' is the wordplay.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'dating'+'a'+'snap'='datingasnap'
'datingasnap' is an anagram of 'GIANT PANDAS'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for giant pandas that I've seen before include "Animals" , "Mammals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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