In Caribbean wood, doctor painted wolves (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

wild dogs

'painted wolves' is the definition.
(African wild dogs are called painted wolves)

'in caribbean wood doctor' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'caribbean' becomes 'wi' (I've seen this in other clues).
'wood' becomes 'logs' (logs are chopped wood).
'doctor' becomes 'dd'.
'wi'+'logs'='wilogs'
'wilogs' enclosing 'dd' is 'WILD DOGS'.

(Another definition for wild dogs that I've seen is " What dingoes are in Australia".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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