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Caught, bird of prey in hood (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cowl

'hood' is the definition.
('cowl' can be a synonym of 'hood')

'caught bird of prey' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'bird of prey' becomes 'owl' (owl is a kind of bird of prey).
'c'+'owl'='COWL'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for cowl that I've seen before include "Monk's hood or chimney covering" , "Monk's hood - chimney cover" , "Hood for monk or chimney" , "Hood-shaped covering" , "Dried fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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