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Some wedding guests sounded kittenish inside (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mewed

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'sounded kittenish inside' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'some wedding guests' is the wordplay.
'MEWED' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I am uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for mewed that I've seen before include "Made cat noise" , "cried pitifully" , "made catty remark" , "confined" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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