Antlered animals (5)
(Other definitions for deer that I've seen before include "Ruminant(s) -- breed of 13 down" , "Antler-bearing animal" , "Perhaps fallow" , "Hoofed animals" , "Antlered mammal" .)
'antlered animals' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for elks that I've seen before include "Large deer of Northern Europe" , "Large deer with flattened antlers" , "Moose" , "Large deer of Europe and N America" , "Moose(s)" .)
'antlered animals' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for stags that I've seen is " Male deer".)