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Catch young female duck (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lasso

'catch' is the definition.
(catch with a rope)

'young female duck' is the wordplay.
'young female' becomes 'lass'.
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'lass'+'o'='LASSO'

(Other definitions for lasso that I've seen before include "Rope for a cowboy" , "Rope for catching livestock" , "Rope used for catching cattle" , "Belgian composer" , "Rope with noose for catching animals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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