Drew strips with live large cat rising (9)
I believe the answer is:
rebellion
'rising' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'drew strips with live large cat' is the wordplay.
'drew strips with' becomes 'rebe' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'live' becomes 'l' (electrical abbreviation).
'large cat' becomes 'lion' (I've seen this before).
'rebe'+'l'+'lion'='REBELLION'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rebellion that I've seen before include "Insurgency" , "insurgence" , "Defiance" , "Insurrection, revolt" , "Rising" .)