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What a cat may get when eating small painting? (3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

the scream

'painting?' is the definition.
(painting by Edvard Munch)

'what a cat may get when eating small' is the wordplay.
'what a cat may get' becomes 'the cream' (as in the phrase 'like the cat that got the cream').
'when eating' indicates putting letters inside.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'thecream' placed around 's' is 'THE SCREAM'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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