Beasts (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">beasts</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('brute' can be a synonym of 'beast')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for brutes that I've seen before include "Animals other than humans (6)" , "Beasts" , "Savagely violent men or animals" , "Savages" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">beasts</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('animal' can be a synonym of 'beast')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for animals that I've seen before include "Living organisms characterised by voluntary movement" , "Fauna (as opposed to flora)" , "Wild beasts" , "Beasts, creatures" , "brutal men" .)