Small dish for a cat (5)
I believe the answer is:
stray
'cat' is the definition.
(stray is a kind of cat)
'small dish for a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is present in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'try' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stray that I've seen before include "Appearing occasionally" , "Waif and - -" , "Wander off course" , "Lost pet" , "Wander; be unfaithful" .)