Trapping (8)
(Other definitions for catching that I've seen before include "Getting hold of or becoming infected" , "Attractive - infectious" , "getting infectious" , "Snaring" , "Seizing" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">trapping</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('ensnare' can be a synonym of 'trap')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for ensnaring that I've seen is " Catching".)