The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MEOW
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result MEOW
- Beastly sound from male with rising grief
- Mike’s misery over Abyssinian’s remark?
- Seagull circles round, making beastly noise
- Homeowner stifles beastly outburst
- Large number coming to grief over catty remark
- Mike’s misery over Persian’s remark?
- Beastly cry from yours truly: ‘That hurt!’
- Tom’s cry for loose women to remove Nick’s top
- Crying sound from setter’s response to pain
- Catcall from writer that hurt!
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The straight part
We know that "Beastly cry" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case beastly cry = meow.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MEOW mean?
MEOW noun- The cry of a cat.
- The drug mephedrone.
- Of a cat, to make its cry.
- The cry of a cat.
- Said in reply to a spiteful or catty comment.
- Said to denote seductiveness, mimicking a growl.