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Catch Euripides play on vacation (4)

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I believe the answer is:

espy

'catch' is the definition.
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'euripides play on vacation' is the wordplay.
'euripides' becomes 'es' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on vacation' suggests removing the centre.
'play' with its centre removed is 'py'.
'es'+'py'='ESPY'

(Other definitions for espy that I've seen before include "Discern" , "Make out at a distance" , "Observe, notice" , "Catch sight of (poetic)" , "Catch a glimpse of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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