Rails about animals' homes (5)
I believe the answer is:
lairs
'animals' homes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'rails about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rails' with letters rearranged gives 'LAIRS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lairs that I've seen before include "Scottish landowners" , "Places to hide" , "Resting places of wild animals" , "Habitations of wild animals" , "retreats" .)