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Warne ran sneakily back taking catch (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ensnare

'catch' is the definition.
(ensnaring is a kind of catching)

'warne ran sneakily back taking' is the wordplay.
'taking' indicates a hidden word (the answer is carried or taken by the clue).
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'eransne' is hidden within 'warne ran sneakily'.
'eransne' back-to-front is 'ENSNARE'.

(Other definitions for ensnare that I've seen before include "Capture, trap" , "Ecstatic expression of feeling" , "Catch as if in a trap or net" , "Ambush" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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