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Catch ten wriggling fish (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entangle

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

'ten wriggling fish' is the wordplay.
'wriggling' is an anagram indicator.
'fish' becomes 'angle' (angling is a kind of fishing).
'ten' is an anagram of 'ent'.
'ent'+'angle'='ENTANGLE'

(Other definitions for entangle that I've seen before include "Create confusion" , "snarl" , "Involve in complicated circumstances" , "Ravel" , "catch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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