Caught and shot before finishing breakfast (3)
I believe the answer is:
got
'caught' is the definition.
('get' can be a synonym of 'catch')
'shot before finishing breakfast' is the wordplay.
'shot' becomes 'go' (I've seen this in other clues).
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'finishing breakfast' becomes 't' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'go'+'t'='GOT'
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for got that I've seen before include "Acquired" , "came by" , "Caught" , "Landed" , "Received; understood" .)