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Sort of immunity is caught, reportedly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

herd

'sort of immunity' is the definition.
(herd immunity)

'caught reportedly' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'heard' (I've seen this before).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'heard' sounds like 'HERD'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for herd that I've seen before include "Group of, eg, cows" , "People in the mass" , "cattle together" , "Stock of cattle" , "Bunch of cattle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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