Cryptic crossword clue
A cat’s peculiar habits — they may be conveying a cry for help! 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CASTAWAYS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "they may be conveying a cry for help" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case they may be conveying a cry for help = castaways.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CASTAWAYS mean?

CASTAWAYS noun
  1. A shipwrecked sailor.
  2. A discarded person or thing.
  3. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.

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