Gets unusually close to animals (7)

I believe the answer is:

ocelots

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'animals' is the definition.
The answer is an example.

'gets unusually close to' is the wordplay.
'close to' can be anagrammed to 'OCELOTS'.
Though, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for ocelots that I've seen before include "Cats - cool set (anag)" , "Small leopards found in sole cot" , "animals in the wild" , "Close to, oddly, the wildcats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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