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Catch linked to name on aperitif (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dubonnet

'aperitif' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'catch linked to name on' is the wordplay.
'catch' becomes 'net' (netting is a kind of catching).
'linked to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'name' becomes 'dub'.
'dub'+'on'='dubon'
'net' after 'dubon' is 'DUBONNET'.

(Another definition for dubonnet that I've seen is " Tub on end (anag) - aperitif".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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