Got clear, or was caught (6)
I believe the answer is:
netted
'caught' is the definition.
(netting is a kind of catching)
'got clear or' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'clear' could be 'nett' (similar in meaning) and 'nett' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'was' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for netted that I've seen before include "Captured" , "Caught fish, perhaps, and made clear profit" , "Caught (like butterfly)" , "caught in the wet?" , "Trapped" .)