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Airborne vampire perhaps to conduct slaughter here (8)

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I believe the answer is:

abattoir

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'slaughter here' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'airborne vampire perhaps to conduct' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'vampire' could be 'bat' (vampire bat) and 'bat' is found in the answer.
'to' is found in the answer.
'conduct' could be 'air' (air is a kind of conduct) and 'air' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for abattoir that I've seen before include "A slaughter house for cattle" , "Building used for butchery" , "Damage (metal) by chemical action" , "shambles once" , "place where animals die" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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