Animals kept by Bram Stoker (4)
I believe the answer is:
rams
'animals' is the definition.
The answer is an example.
'kept by bram stoker' is the wordplay.
'kept by' indicates a hidden word.
'RAMS' is hidden in the letters of 'bram stoker'.
(Other definitions for rams that I've seen before include "Bangs into as car might" , "drives" , "Batters like male sheep?" , "Hits; sheep" .)