Wild acts by spiteful women (4)

I believe the answer is:

cats

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'spiteful women' is the definition.
'cats' can be an answer for 'women' (cat is a kind of woman). I'm unsure of the 'spiteful' bit.

'wild acts' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'acts' anagrammed gives 'CATS'.

'by' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cats that I've seen before include "Jaguars, say" , "Musical (felines?)" , "Musical; animals" , "Carnivores - stage musical" , "Domestic pets" .)

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