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Is she a cat to a lad? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tomboy

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'is she a' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'cat to a lad?' is the wordplay.
'cat' becomes 'tom' (a tom is a male cat).
'to a lad?' becomes 'boy' (lad is a kind of boy).
'tom'+'boy'='TOMBOY'

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(Other definitions for tomboy that I've seen before include "Hoyden" , "Girl enjoying rough outdoor activities" , "Girl in trousers, perhaps?" , "Girl dressed in a masculine manner" , "girl behaving boisterously" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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