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Caught in possession? (3)

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had

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'caught in possession?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for had that I've seen before include "Did trick" , "Taken in" , "Was in possession of" , "Owned in the past" , "Was bound to be - caught" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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