### Clue: Out of sight of the house, kill an animal with butt of rifle (8)
### Answer: OFFSTAGE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Out of sight of the house
 OFF(slang for "to kill") + STAG(a male deer) **placed above**(with) **the last letter of**(butt of;
bottom, in a down clue) "rifle".
Defn: …;audience in a theatre.