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Strong cat, lithe, jumping (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

athletic

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

'cat lithe jumping' is the wordplay.
'jumping' indicates an anagram.
'cat'+'lithe'='catlithe'
'catlithe' is an anagram of 'ATHLETIC'.

(Other definitions for athletic that I've seen before include "Wigan, for example" , "With a strong and well proportioned body" , "Fit and sporty" , "Lithe act (anag)" , "Sporty, able-bodied" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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