Flexible cat lies awkwardly (7)

I believe the answer is:

elastic

'flexible' is the definition.
(I know that flexible can be written as elastic)

'cat lies awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates an anagram.
'cat'+'lies'='catlies'
'catlies' anagrammed gives 'ELASTIC'.

(Other definitions for elastic that I've seen before include "Able to stretch" , "Like one across" , "Variable" , "Material that stretches" , "Flexible, adaptable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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