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Captured also with king (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

took

'captured' is the definition.
(take can mean to capture or get control of)

'also with king' is the wordplay.
'also' becomes 'too' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'too'+'k'='TOOK'

(Other definitions for took that I've seen before include "Purloined" , "Small stem of flowers" , "Seized" , "Captured" , "removed from chessboard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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