Possible Clues:

• From which we order glue and a coat, perhaps?
• Pussy is bound to be on a tree trunk, by the sound of it
• Does pussy start to give a list to a tree trunk, by the sound of it?
• Register Tom with a record half-blue
• 'The items there give pussy something to sharpen her claws on, by the sound of it (9)'
• Systematic list of items
• Systematic list
• Captain initially confused, neglecting ship, to hazard ignoring ship's list
• Mail-order item
• List and a record used in acute novel