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Unfortunately scratchier cat is making marks (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

characteristics

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

'unfortunately scratchier cat is' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram.
'scratchier'+'cat'+'is'='scratchiercatis'
'scratchiercatis' is an anagram of 'CHARACTERISTICS'.

'making' is the link.

(Other definitions for characteristics that I've seen before include "marks" , "features" , "Parts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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