Cryptic crossword clue
Broadway musical interval section sent up Cats? 4-4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HALF-STEP

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The straight part
We know that "Broadway musical interval" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case broadway musical interval = half-step.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HALF-STEP mean?

HALF-STEP noun
  1. An interval of which there are seven in a fifth or twelve in an octave, consisting of two tones whose frequency ratio is about 1.059 or 18/17.

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