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Caught drum during finale (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ensnared

'caught' is the definition.
(ensnaring is a kind of catching)

'drum during finale' is the wordplay.
'drum' becomes 'snare' (snare drum is a kind of drum).
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'finale' becomes 'end' (the end of a story or show).
'snare' put inside 'end' is 'ENSNARED'.

(Other definitions for ensnared that I've seen before include "Trapped" , "Caught in a trap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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