Mild-mannered person (8)

I believe the answer is:

pussycat

(Other definitions for pussycat that I've seen before include "Easy-going person" , "One seeing owl" , "Domesticated feline" , "origin of part of 12 [GUITAR] ?" , "asked what's new in cinema?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Times.

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