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Those living there gave cat’s cup no use (9)

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I believe the answer is:

occupants

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'those living there' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'cat's cup no use' is the wordplay.
'use' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'using' mean this (the letters used in a different way)).
'cats'+'cup'+'no'='catscupno'
'catscupno' is an anagram of 'OCCUPANTS'.

'gave' is the link.

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(Other definitions for occupants that I've seen before include "people inside?" , "Users" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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