The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TOMCATS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TOMCATS
- Perhaps queen’s consorts and host in drinking tribute lowering glasses finally
- Pets, 1000 or so bitten by mites
- Pets – little ones catching mice, oddly advanced
- Male pets? Mum collects 100 to be held by kids
- Adds about 1100 American fighters
- Funny toast about emcee’s felines
- He fought Jerry from 1940 with men and beasts
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The straight part
We know that "Pets" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pets = tomcats.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 TOMCATS mean?
TOMCATS noun- A tom, a male cat.