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Look at what cat’s got - they might be fluttering (9)

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I believe the answer is:

eyelashes

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'what cat's got they might be fluttering' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'look at' is the wordplay.
'look' becomes 'eye' (eyeing is a kind of looking).
'at' becomes 'lashes' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'eye'+'lashes'='EYELASHES'

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(Other definitions for eyelashes that I've seen before include "ocular features" , "They can flutter" , "Facial hairs" , "Facial features" , "they're on the lids" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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