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That woman takes a catch (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hear

'catch' is the definition.
(to catch something is to hear it being spoken)

'that woman takes a' is the wordplay.
'that woman' becomes 'her' ('her' refers to a woman).
'takes' is an insertion indicator.
'her' going around 'a' is 'HEAR'.

(Other definitions for hear that I've seen before include "Pick up, aurally" , "Find out" , "Perceive with the ear" , "to judge" , "Discover aurally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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