Catching a coin got us in trouble (10)

I believe the answer is:

contagious

'catching' is the definition.
('contagious' can be a synonym of 'catching')

'a coin got us in trouble' is the wordplay.
'in trouble' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'coin'+'got'+'us'='acoingotus'
'acoingotus' is an anagram of 'CONTAGIOUS'.

(Another definition for contagious that I've seen is " Catching".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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