Noiseless stray cats (9)
I believe the answer is:
lionesses
'cats' is the definition.
(lioness is a kind of cat)
'noiseless stray' is the wordplay.
'stray' indicates an anagram.
'noiseless' is an anagram of 'LIONESSES'.
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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