Wild beasts in helmets (8)
I believe the answer is:
basinets
'helmets' is the definition.
(basinet is a kind of helmet)
'wild beasts in' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'beasts'+'in'='beastsin'
'beastsin' anagrammed gives 'BASINETS'.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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