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Life making old man upset about island (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

animal kingdom

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'life' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'making old man upset about island' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'island' becomes 'i' (geographical abbreviation).
'making'+'old'+'man'='makingoldman'
'makingoldman' anagrammed gives 'animalkngdom'.
'animalkngdom' going around 'i' is 'ANIMAL KINGDOM'.

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(Other definitions for animal kingdom that I've seen before include "Creatures collectively" , "beastly lot" , "beasts in general" , "Moving organisms in general" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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