Cryptic crossword clue
Experiment involves cat finding fish 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TELEOST

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The straight part
We know that "fish" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fish = teleost.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TELEOST mean?

TELEOST noun
  1. A fish of the taxonomic infraclass Teleostei.
TELEOST adjective
  1. Of, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons.

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