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Wherein a confined animal bleats wildly? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stable

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'wherein a confined animal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'bleats wildly?' is the wordplay.
'wildly?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'wildly' mean this).
'bleats' with letters rearranged gives 'STABLE'.

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(Other definitions for stable that I've seen before include "'Firmly fixed, not moving (6)'" , "Settled; animal shed" , "'Steady, not given to sudden change (6)'" , "Steady, enduring" , "Equine housing" .)

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