Homeless animals (6)
I believe the answer is:
strays
'homeless animals' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for strays that I've seen before include "Runaways" , "Wanders off the beaten track, gets lost" , "Wanders off, digresses" , "Wanders off with satyrs" , "Wanders off the path, gets lost" .)