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Like the cat that got the cream? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fat

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'cream?' is the definition.
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'like the cat that got the' is the wordplay.
'like the cat' becomes 'fa' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'that got' says to put letters next to each other.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'fa'+'t'='FAT'

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(Other definitions for fat that I've seen before include "eg Lard" , "As Bunter" , "and 24: Overpaid City type" , "Obese, overweight" , "Greasy substance" .)

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