Some tigers are emanating uncontrolled (3-6)

I believe the answer is:

man-eating

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'some tigers are' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can sometimes define each other.

'emanating uncontrolled' is the wordplay.
'uncontrolled' is an anagram indicator.
'emanating' with letters rearranged gives 'MAN-EATING'.

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