Minion – beast (8)
I believe the answer is:
creature
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'minion' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'beast' is the second definition.
(I know that beast can be written as creature)
(Other definitions for creature that I've seen before include "Living being" , "Animate being" , "Human being or lower animal" , "Animal or person" , "soul" .)