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... captured and tied up (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

occupied

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'captured' is the first definition.
(e.g. an occupied country or castle)

'tied up' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for occupied that I've seen before include "In nineteen forty, Norway was" , "Employed" , "Inhabited or engaged" , "Busy or inhabited" , "as ladies often seem to be ..." .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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