Singular sound of cat getting bird (4)
I believe the answer is:
smew
'cat getting bird' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'singular sound' is the wordplay.
'singular' becomes 's' (abbreviation sometimes used in dictionaries).
'sound' becomes 'mew' (mew is a kind of sound**).
's'+'mew'='SMEW'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for smew that I've seen before include "Species of merganser" , "Sea duck" , "Bird" , "Diver" , "Small merganser" .)