Animals, creatures (6)
I believe the answer is:
beasts
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">animals</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">creatures</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for beasts that I've seen before include "Basset found among other animals" , "Large wild animals" , "Savages" , "Brutes" , "Basest sort of animals" .)