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Picture physician after shaving cat (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

octopussy

'picture' is the definition.
(James Bond film - picture can mean a film)

'physician after shaving cat' is the wordplay.
'physician' becomes 'doctor' (synonyms).
'after shaving' indicates the central letters (outside letters are shaved away).
'cat' becomes 'pussy' (pussy is a kind of cat).
The middle letters of 'doctor' are 'octo'.
'octo'+'pussy'='OCTOPUSSY'

(Other definitions for octopussy that I've seen before include "Bond film with Roger Moore (many-tentacled cat?)" , "1983 James Bond film" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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