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Incapacitated, carried out clutching fur (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disabled

'incapacitated' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'carried out clutching fur' is the wordplay.
'carried out' becomes 'did' (to do something is to carry out or execute it).
'clutching' is an insertion indicator.
'fur' becomes 'sable' (sable is a kind of fur).
'did' placed around 'sable' is 'DISABLED'.

(Other definitions for disabled that I've seen before include "Put out of action" , "Not able to work" , "Having a physical incapacity caused by injury or disease" , "Incapacitated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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