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Catch a cold, turning up, then erupt furiously (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

capture

'catch' is the definition.
('capture' can be a synonym of 'catch')

'a cold turning up then erupt furiously' is the wordplay.
'a cold' becomes 'ac' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'turning up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'then' says to put letters next to each other.
'furiously' indicates an anagram.
'ac' in reverse letter order is 'ca'.
'erupt' is an anagram of 'pture'.
'ca'+'pture'='CAPTURE'

(Other definitions for capture that I've seen before include "Take prisoner" , "Take (eg, chess piece)" , "Collar" , "Take by force" , "Take opponent's piece (chess)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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