Cat beetled off before one's very eyes (10)
I believe the answer is:
detectable
'before one's very eyes' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'cat beetled off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'cat'+'beetled'='catbeetled'
'catbeetled' with letters rearranged gives 'DETECTABLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for detectable that I've seen is " apparent?".)
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