"My cat foe a bobcat" - weird suggestion overruled by Sir David Attenborough? (5,10)

I believe the answer is:

boaty mcboatface

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'suggestion overruled by sir david attenborough?' is the definition.
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'my cat foe a bobcat weird' is the wordplay.
'weird' is an anagram indicator.
'my'+'cat'+'foe'+'a'+'bobcat'='mycatfoeabobcat'
'mycatfoeabobcat' anagrammed gives 'BOATY MCBOATFACE'.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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