The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word POUNCE
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More clues leading to the result POUNCE
- Power employed by snow leopard to strike
- Spring, when one has cup upset
- Spring upon moving edges of cape
- Start to prepare small amount of powder
- Cat attack not kicking off
- Penny puts on weight in spring
- With little sound, wild cat making attack suddenly
- Soft cat and what it may do
- Start of pussy cat’s spring
- Penny put on weight in spring
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The straight part
We know that "powder" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case powder = pounce.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does POUNCE mean?
POUNCE noun- A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.
- Charcoal dust, or some other coloured powder for making patterns through perforated designs, used by embroiderers, lacemakers, etc.
- To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
- A sudden leaping attack.
- The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- A punch or stamp.
- Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
- To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
- To attack suddenly by leaping.
- To eagerly seize an opportunity.
- To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
- To stamp holes in; to perforate.