Like many an alley cat (5)

I believe the answer is:

feral

(Other definitions for feral that I've seen before include "Fierce, having reverted to wild state" , "Wild (though once tame)" , "Wild but originally domestic" , "Of plants or animals, wild" , "Wild, untamed" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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