Confirm wild animal escaped (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
bear out
'confirm' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'wild animal escaped' is the wordplay.
'wild animal' becomes 'bear' (bears are wild animals).
'escaped' becomes 'out' (I've seen this before).
'bear'+'out'='BEAR OUT'
(Other definitions for bear out that I've seen before include "Confirm - or carry from house" , "Confirm - or carry away" , "Corroborate, support with evidence" , "Confirm (something)" .)