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What the cat did on finding me married (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mewed

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'what the cat did on' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'me married' is the wordplay.
'married' becomes 'wed' ('wed' can be similar in meaning to 'married').
'me'+'wed'='MEWED'

'finding' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mewed that I've seen before include "confined" , "cried pitifully" , "Made cat noise" , "made catty remark" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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