SELECT 
  pc.product_id 
FROM 
  cscart_products_categories AS pc 
WHERE 
  pc.category_id IN (
    SELECT 
      c.category_id 
    FROM 
      cscart_categories AS c 
      LEFT JOIN cscart_products AS p ON p.product_id = pc.product_id 
    WHERE 
      c.parent_id = 597 
      AND p.status = 'A'
  )

Query time 0.00678

JSON explain

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    },
    "nested_loop": [
      {
        "table": {
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          "access_type": "ref",
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            "PRIMARY",
            "parent",
            "p_category_id"
          ],
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          "used_key_parts": [
            "parent_id"
          ],
          "key_length": "3",
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          ],
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            "data_read_per_join": "185K"
          },
          "used_columns": [
            "category_id",
            "parent_id"
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "table": {
          "table_name": "pc",
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          "possible_keys": [
            "PRIMARY",
            "pt",
            "idx_pc_product_id_type"
          ],
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          "used_key_parts": [
            "category_id"
          ],
          "key_length": "3",
          "ref": [
            "dev2.c.category_id"
          ],
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            "data_read_per_join": "27K"
          },
          "used_columns": [
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            "category_id"
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "table": {
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            "status",
            "cscart_products_product_id_index",
            "idx_status"
          ],
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            "product_id"
          ],
          "key_length": "3",
          "ref": [
            "dev2.pc.product_id"
          ],
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            "data_read_per_join": "9M"
          },
          "used_columns": [
            "product_id",
            "status"
          ],
          "attached_condition": "(`dev2`.`p`.`status` = 'A')"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}