Possible Clues:

• Note bird talking
• Hiccup interrupting, say, Persian talk
• Problem when spiteful female comes round for gossip
• Informal talk
• Gossip about to strike tabby, say, outside hospital
• Rabbit’s little problem: caught by predator
• Chic, getting tangled up with that small talk
• Problem, queen possibly admits, is gossip
• Talk with feline about problem
• Gossipy conversation method?