Seize public land we hear, and animals (10)
I believe the answer is:
commandeer
'seize public land' is the definition.
'commandeer' can be an answer for 'seize' (commandeering is a kind of seizing). I am not certain of the 'public land' bit.
'we hear and animals' is the wordplay.
'we hear' becomes 'comma' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and').
'animals' becomes 'deer'.
'comma'+'n'+'deer'='COMMANDEER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for commandeer that I've seen before include "requisition" , "Appropriate" , "Take by force" , "Take control of for military use" , "Seize" .)