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Caught bowler, say, having a chinwag (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chat

'a chinwag' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'caught bowler say' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'bowler say' becomes 'hat' (bowler is a type of hat).
'c'+'hat'='CHAT'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chat that I've seen before include "Talk familiarly" , "gas" , "Tom in 22 [ALSACE]" , "Talk casually" , "Talk easily; songbird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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