Used to confine animals (4)

I believe the answer is:

cage

(Other definitions for cage that I've seen before include "One famous for creating silence" , "US composer -- barred enclosure" , "Tffhe goal in ice hockey" , "Hutch" , "Imprison, confine" .)

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

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