"All animals are _, but some animals are more _ than others" ("Animal Farm" commandment) (5)

I believe the answer is:

equal

(Other definitions for equal that I've seen before include "The same; even" , "Alike" , "more or less" , "Peer; evenly balanced" , "What Orwell's animals were" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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"All animals are ___, but some animals are more ___ than others" ("Animal Farm" commandment) (5)

"All animals are _, but some animals are more _ than others" ("Animal Farm" commandment) (5)