Entertaining creatures out of place in Metamorphoses (9,6)

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pantomime horses

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'entertaining creatures' is the definition.
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'out of place in metamorphoses' is the wordplay.
'out of place' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'metamorphoses'='inmetamorphoses'
'inmetamorphoses' anagrammed gives 'PANTOMIME HORSES'.

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