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Catch a girl - nothing to it (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lasso

'catch' is the definition.
(I know that lasso is a type of catch)

'a girl nothing to it' is the wordplay.
'a girl' becomes 'lass' (lass can informally mean a girl).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'to it' says to put letters next to each other.
'lass'+'o'='LASSO'

(Other definitions for lasso that I've seen before include "Rope for catching livestock" , "One may be caught by this" , "which may be catching" , "Cattle-catching rope" , "snare" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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