The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OUNCES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OUNCES
- Cats — over fifty disposed of by relatives
- A little weight UNESCO's thrown about
- Betrays no hiding place for anything less than a pound
- Cats in the pound
- Youngster hides away from boozy dozens, spotted prowlers
- Measures ricochets blowing top
- Very upset about relative losing pound — or less than a pound?
- Measures springs without pressure
- Undomesticated cats in parts of pound
- These wild cats apparently weigh very little
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The straight part
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What does OUNCES mean?
OUNCES noun- An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
- A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.
- A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.8047 cubic inches or 29.5735 millilitres.
- A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.7339 cubic inches or 28.4131 millilitres.
- A little bit.
- A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.
- Now specifically, the snow leopard, Uncia uncia.