Collection of animals (9)
I believe the answer is:
menagerie
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">collection of animals</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(a menagerie is a collection of animals)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for menagerie that I've seen before include "A collection of wild animals in captivity" , "Wild animal collection" , "Beastly lot" , "where the occupants behave like animals" , "Animal exhibition" .)