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See law broken by beast (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weasel

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'beast' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'see law broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'see'+'law'='seelaw'
'seelaw' with letters rearranged gives 'WEASEL'.

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for weasel that I've seen before include "Stoat-like mammal - treacherous type" , "Boggle" , "One deceiving" , "Predator" , "Musteline animal" .)

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