### Clue: Brief recovery of dead cat – black one! (6)
### Answer: BOUNCE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Brief recovery of dead cat 
 B(abbrev. for "black") + OUNCE(the snow leopard of the cat family).
Answer: In finance, a small brief recovery in the price of a declining share. Derived from the idea that even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height.