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Tool (4-3)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tool</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(both can mean a person used by another)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for cats-paw that I've seen before include "One used by another for awkward task" , "Person used by another for an unpleasant purpose" , "Dupe - nautical hitch - ripples on water in light wind" , "Person used by another to do something risky, like feline foot" , "Person used by another for dangerous business" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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