The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MEWS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MEWS
- What cat does in the street?
- Goddess heard in place to stable horses
- Ponder aloud making high- pitched cries
- Creature’s cry near small dwellings …
- Street speaker’s source of inspiration
- Think out loud where to put the horses?
- On the radio, inspirational female sounds catty
- Catcalls coming from the stables?
- Catty remarks in converted stables?
- Greek characters reportedly ‘stable, improved‘
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The straight part
We know that "high- pitched cries" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case high- pitched cries = mews.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MEWS mean?
MEWS noun- An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
- A place where birds of prey are housed.
- A gull, seagull.
- A prison, or other place of confinement.
- A hiding place; a secret store or den.
- A breeding-cage for birds.
- A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
- (in the plural) A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
- The crying sound of a cat; a meow, especially of a kitten.
- The crying sound of a gull.
- An exclamation of disapproval; a boo.
- To shut away, confine, lock up.
- (of a bird) To moult.
- (of a bird) To cause to moult.
- (of a deer) To shed antlers.
- (of a cat, especially of a kitten) To meow.
- To flatten the tongue against the roof of the mouth for supposed health benefits.