Crossword Genius

Catch that woman pinching article (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hear

'catch' is the definition.
(to catch something is to hear it being spoken)

'woman pinching article' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'her' (pronoun for a woman).
'pinching' indicates putting letters inside (taking inside).
'article' becomes 'a' (indefinite article).
'her' enclosing 'a' is 'HEAR'.

'that' is the link.

(Other definitions for hear that I've seen before include "Perceive by the auditory sense" , "learn" , "Listen to" , "attend" , "Find out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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