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Caught young woman with dictionary (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lassoed

'caught' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'young woman with dictionary' is the wordplay.
'young woman' becomes 'lass' (lass is a kind of young woman).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'dictionary' becomes 'oed' (Oxford English Dictionary).
'lass'+'oed'='LASSOED'

(Other definitions for lassoed that I've seen before include "as stock is restricted" , "Roped livestock with a noose" , "Caught with a rope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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