It's spotted in a zoo (7)
I believe the answer is:
leopard
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">it's spotted in a zoo</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for leopard that I've seen before include "Animal -- per load (anag)" , "Large spotted cat" , "Spotted feline" , "Wild cat" , "Spotted big cat" .)