Spite (6)
(Other definitions for animus that I've seen before include "Hostile feeling" , "Hostility, bad feeling toward" , "US man I turn to with hostility" , "Heat" , "Bad blood" .)
'spite' is the definition.
(I know that spite can be written as malice)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for malice that I've seen before include "Desire to harm others, may be aforethought" , "Spiteful, animosity, sometimes a forethought" , "Wrongful intention" , "Spite and rancour" , "Malevolence, spite" .)
'spite' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for rancour that I've seen before include "Bitterness and bile" , "Bitterness and ill will" , "Deep-seated hostility" , "Long-lasting bitterness" , "Acrimony" .)
'spite' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for malevolence that I've seen before include "unpleasant emotion" , "Malice" , "Wickedness" .)