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Coolest sort of cats! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ocelots

'cats' is the definition.
(ocelot is a kind of cat)

'coolest sort' is the wordplay.
'sort' indicates anagramming the letters.
'coolest' with letters rearranged gives 'OCELOTS'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ocelots that I've seen before include "Cats - cool set (anag)" , "Small leopards found in sole cot" , "Close to, oddly, the wildcats" , "animals in the wild" .)

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