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Antelope caught, creating concern (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

topic

'concern' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'antelope caught' is the wordplay.
'antelope' becomes 'topi' (topi is a kind of antelope).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'topi'+'c'='TOPIC'

'creating' is the link.

(Other definitions for topic that I've seen before include "Subject (of a talk, etc)" , "'Theme, subject (5)'" , "Talking point" , "Question" , "Matter for an argument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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