Brood of animals (6)

I believe the answer is:

litter

(Other definitions for litter that I've seen before include "Carelessly-dropped rubbish" , "Rubbish - baby animals" , "little swine!" , "Refuse; brood" , "Bits of rubbish left lying about" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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