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Try to catch a little pig (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shoat

'little pig' is the definition.
(term for a young pig)

'try to catch a' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'shot' (shot is a kind of try).
'to catch' is an insertion indicator.
'shot' going around 'a' is 'SHOAT'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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