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Caught partner getting fat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chubby

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

'caught partner' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'partner' becomes 'hubby' (hubby is a kind of partner).
'c'+'hubby'='CHUBBY'

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for chubby that I've seen before include "Roundly plump" , "with too much fat" , "roly-poly" , "Slightly fat" , "Portly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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