The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 7 letter word ANIMAL KINGDOM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ANIMAL KINGDOM
- A milkman doing trips for beasts in general
- Beastly collection delivered by angry mailman biting family dog — that’s back to front
- Millions will support goal mankind set protecting island fauna
- The French bird over country seeing all the wildlife
- Natural realm, in particular for large varieties of cobra, penguin and prawn?
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The straight part
We know that "beasts in general" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case beasts in general = animal kingdom.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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