Cruelly, ma nails creatures (7)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31272, 7D

7D — Cruelly, ma nails creatures (7)ANIMALS

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'creatures' — A definition sits at one end of the clue, never the middle — which end reads as a plain word for the answer?
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'Cruelly,'
  • Operation
    'Cruelly,' signals a anagram operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'ma nails'
  • Assembly
    MANAILS = ANIMALS

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