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Street prowler (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alley cat

(Other definitions for alley cat that I've seen before include "Homeless feline" , "Stray urban feline" , "City feline that prowls the back lanes" , "Stray mog" , "homeless creature" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times.
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