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Piece about feline put in to start (7)

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I believe the answer is:

toccata

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'piece' is the definition.
(I know that toccata is a type of piece)

'feline put in to start' is the wordplay.
'feline' becomes 'cat' (cat is a kind of feline).
'put in' is an insertion indicator.
'to start' becomes 'toca' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cat' going inside 'toca' is 'TOCCATA'.

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(Other definitions for toccata that I've seen before include "technical challenge" , "Musical composition with rapid elaborate runs" , "Noted work" , "Flashy piece of music" , "Baroque keyboard composition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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