Cryptic crossword clue
Cat tiptoes around in underwear 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PETTICOATS

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The straight part
We know that "underwear" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case underwear = petticoats.
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 PETTICOATS mean?

PETTICOATS noun
  1. A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet.
  2. A woman's undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown.
  3. A fisherman's loose canvas or oilcloth skirt.
  4. A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.
  5. A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.
  6. A woman.
  7. A bell-mouthed piece over the exhaust nozzles in the smokebox of a locomotive, strengthening and equalising the draught through the boiler-tubes.

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