Cat's plaintive sound (5)

I believe the answer is:

miaou

(Other definitions for miaou that I've seen before include "what comes out of kitty" , "the queen has spoken?" , "Noise made by (French) cats" , "Noise from Persian" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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