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Hunters finally catch sluggish creature (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snail

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'sluggish creature' is the definition.
'snail' can be an answer for 'creature' (snail is a kind of animal). I'm not sure about the 'sluggish' bit.

'hunters finally catch' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'catch' becomes 'nail' (nail can mean to catch or arrest).
The final letter of 'hunters' is 's'.
's'+'nail'='SNAIL'

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(Other definitions for snail that I've seen before include "Proverbially slow-moving mollusc" , "Soft-bodied garden animal with shell" , "Mollusc with spiral shell" , "Edible terrestrial mollusc" , "Slow-moving garden pest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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