Paroled misbehaving feline (7)

I believe the answer is:

leopard

'feline' is the definition.
(I know that leopard is a type of house cat)

'paroled misbehaving' is the wordplay.
'misbehaving' indicates anagramming the letters.
'paroled' with letters rearranged gives 'LEOPARD'.

(Other definitions for leopard that I've seen before include "Animal -- per load (anag)" , "Spotted feline" , "dangerous when free" , "Wild cat" , "Spotted animal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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