Agitated animal that is caught in twisted net (9)
I believe the answer is:
ebullient
'agitated' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'animal that is caught in twisted net' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'animal' could be 'bull' (bull is a kind of animal) and 'bull' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'net' is 'ent' which is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ebullient that I've seen before include "Jolly" , "Overflowing with enthusiasm" , "Cheerful, full of energy" , "High-spirited - exhilarated" , "Enthusiastic" .)