Will beneficiaries set eagle free? (8)
I believe the answer is:
legatees
'will beneficiaries' is the definition.
'legatees' can be an answer for 'beneficiaries' (legatee is a kind of beneficiary). I am unsure of the 'will' bit.
'set eagle free?' is the wordplay.
'free?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'free' mean this).
'set'+'eagle'='seteagle'
'seteagle' is an anagram of 'LEGATEES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for legatees that I've seen before include "they inherit" , "They receive bequests under a will" , "They have received bequests in wills" .)