Feline utterance (4)
I believe the answer is:
meow
'feline utterance' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for meow that I've seen before include "Cry of a cat" , "Cat's cry" , "Tom's plea for attention" , "Catty remark" , "Crying sound of an animal" .)