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Cats perhaps claim us mischievously (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

musical

'cats perhaps' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'claim us mischievously' is the wordplay.
'mischievously' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'claim'+'us'='claimus'
'claimus' is an anagram of 'MUSICAL'.

(Other definitions for musical that I've seen before include "Cats maybe" , "Type of stage show" , "Tuneful; stage work" , "Annie or Mame, say" , "Stage show; harmonious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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