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Reptile in trap to wriggle round here after shedding skin (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terrapin

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'here after shedding skin' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'reptile in trap to wriggle round' is the wordplay.
'reptile' becomes 'er' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to wriggle' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'wriggling' mean this (letters wriggle or move about)).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'in'+'trap'='intrap'
'intrap' is an anagram of 'trapin'.
'er' inserted inside 'trapin' is 'TERRAPIN'.

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(Other definitions for terrapin that I've seen before include "freshwater creature" , "edible, freshwater reptile" , "Water tortoise" , "A reptile; a printer (anag.)" , "Partner I found for freshwater tortoise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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