Shellfish found in curate's can (10)
I believe the answer is:
crustacean
'shellfish' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'found in curate's can' is the wordplay.
'found in' is an anagram indicator.
'curates'+'can'='curatescan'
'curatescan' anagrammed gives 'CRUSTACEAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crustacean that I've seen before include "Such as a barnacle" , "life form with hard case" , "Such as a crab or shrimp" , "seafood" , "crab, for example?" .)