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Manila's disturbed, especially if they're wild! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

animals

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'especially if they're wild' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'manila's disturbed' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' indicates an anagram (the order of letters is disturbed).
'manilas' is an anagram of 'ANIMALS'.

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(Other definitions for animals that I've seen before include "Beasts, creatures" , "Brutes" , "brutal men" , "Living things" , "Living organisms characterised by voluntary movement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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