Gasp! Woman’s a wild cat (7)

I believe the answer is:

panther

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'a wild cat' is the definition.
'panther' can be an answer for 'cat' (panther is a kind of cat). I'm not sure about the 'a wild' bit.

'gasp woman's' is the wordplay.
'gasp' becomes 'pant' (synonyms).
'woman' becomes 'her' (pronoun for a woman).
'pant'+'her'='PANTHER'

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(Other definitions for panther that I've seen before include "kind of feline" , "Black leopard" , "animal!" , "Bagheera?" , "See 2" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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