Lake in capital for wild cats (8)
I believe the answer is:
caracals
'cats' is the definition.
(I know this)
'lake in capital for wild' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'lake' could be 'l' (geographical abbreviation) and 'l' is found within the answer.
'capital' could be 'caracas' (Caracas is an example) and 'caracas' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
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