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Noisy disturbance caused by strange cat with no tail (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rumpus

'noisy disturbance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'strange cat with no tail' is the wordplay.
'strange' becomes 'rum' ('rum' can be a synonym of 'strange').
'cat' becomes 'puss' (puss is a kind of cat).
'with no tail' means to remove the last letter.
'puss' with its final letter taken off is 'pus'.
'rum'+'pus'='RUMPUS'

'caused by' is the link.

(Other definitions for rumpus that I've seen before include "Row" , "Noisy disturbance" , "Making a fuss" , "Uproar or angry dispute" , "Harsh rough nature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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