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Caught leg, perhaps, in scramble (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

climb

'scramble' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'caught leg perhaps' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'leg perhaps' becomes 'limb' (leg is a kind of limb).
'c'+'limb'='CLIMB'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for climb that I've seen before include "Go upwards" , "Go up - scale" , "What mountaineer does" , "increase" , "improve one's social status" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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