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Having a go at taking cat out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

attacking

'having a go at' is the definition.

'taking cat out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'taking'+'cat'='takingcat'
'takingcat' with letters rearranged gives 'ATTACKING'.

(Other definitions for attacking that I've seen before include "Assailing" , "Assaulting" , "offensive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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