Cryptic crossword clue
English farm animals and cat I'm making upset -- briefly amusing 12

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word EPIGRAMMATIC

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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "briefly amusing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case briefly amusing = epigrammatic.
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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does EPIGRAMMATIC mean?

EPIGRAMMATIC adjective
  1. Having the characteristics of an epigram
  2. Containing or using epigrams

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