Small animal finally brought under control (4)
I believe the answer is:
runt
'small animal' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'finally brought under control' is the wordplay.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'under' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'control' becomes 'run' (I've seen this before).
The final letter of 'brought' is 't'.
't' after 'run' is 'RUNT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for runt that I've seen before include "Smallest animal in a litter" , "Weakest animal in a litter" , "Weakling of the litter" , "little one" , "Turn into smallest of the litter" .)