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Band of fur in untidy place on cat, for one (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tippet

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'band of fur' is the definition.
'tippet' can be an answer for 'fur' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'band of' bit.

'untidy place on cat for one' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'place' could be 'tip' (tip is a kind of place) and 'tip' is present in the answer.
'cat' could be 'pet' (cat is an example of a pet) and 'pet' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tippet that I've seen before include "Cape for a strange pit pet" , "Woman's fur shoulder cape" , "Small collar of fur with ends hanging in front" , "Gratuity to a dear one to find a cape" , "Anglican stole used during a service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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