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Bat flying up past a cat (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tabby

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'a cat' is the definition.
(I know that tabby is a type of cat)

'bat flying up past' is the wordplay.
'flying' indicates an anagram (letters fly around into new positions).
'up past' becomes 'by' (as in years gone by. I am not sure about the 'up' bit.).
'bat' is an anagram of 'tab'.
'tab'+'by'='TABBY'

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(Other definitions for tabby that I've seen before include "Brownish cat with dark streaks" , "Mottled and striped grey or brownish cat" , "Grey-brown cat" , "Domestic cat" , "Cat with striped markings" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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