The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word POOL
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The straight part
We know that "Kitty/a puddle" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kitty/a puddle = pool.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does POOL mean?
POOL noun- A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water.
- A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
- A supply of resources.
- (by extension) A set of resources that are kept ready to use.
- A small amount of liquid on a surface.
- A localized glow of light.
- (of a liquid) To form a pool.
- A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.
- (game) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game.
- A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour, 7 of another, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.
- In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.
- Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.
- The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a share; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
- A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed.
- A set of players in quadrille etc.
- A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.
- An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.
- To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.
- To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.