Girl apparently shot for smuggling in a tortoise (8)

I believe the answer is:

galapago

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'a tortoise' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'girl apparently shot for smuggling' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'gal' (synonyms).
'apparently' becomes 'ap' (I've seen this in other clues).
'shot for smuggling' becomes 'ago' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gal'+'ap'+'ago'='GALAPAGO'

'in' acts as a link.

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