With a clear plan of attack, tiger cats scattered (9)

I believe the answer is:

strategic

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'with a clear plan of attack' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'tiger cats scattered' is the wordplay.
'scattered' is an anagram indicator.
'tiger'+'cats'='tigercats'
'tigercats' anagrammed gives 'STRATEGIC'.

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(Other definitions for strategic that I've seen before include "Forming part of a long-term plan" , "Relating to long-term plans" , "To do with a carefully workedout plan of action" , "Tactical" , "Of long-term planning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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