Removal from the wild changed toads into mice (13)

I believe the answer is:

domestication

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'removal from the wild' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'changed toads into mice' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'toads'+'into'+'mice'='toadsintomice'
'toadsintomice' is an anagram of 'DOMESTICATION'.

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