Unexpectedly, journalist might interview doctor leaving centre upsetting domestic animals (8)
I believe the answer is:
doorstep
'unexpectedly journalist might interview' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'doctor leaving centre upsetting domestic animals' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'd' (eg in PhD, Doctor of Philosophy).
'leaving centre' becomes 'oor' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'upsetting' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'domestic animals' becomes 'pets' (animals in the home).
'pets' backwards is 'step'.
'd'+'oor'+'step'='DOORSTEP'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for doorstep that I've seen before include "big piece of bread" , "go canvassing" , "Large slice of bread?" , "Go from house to house" , "substantial amount of bread" .)