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Catty old pontiff? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leonine

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'catty' is the first definition.
(like a lion, type of big cat)

'old pontiff?' is the second definition.
(Pope Leo)

(Other definitions for leonine that I've seen before include "Catty" , "Resembling a big cat" , "Like the king of the beasts" , "verse" , "Papal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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