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Caught sailor in hired vehicle (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cab

'hired vehicle' is the definition.

'caught sailor' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'c'+'ab'='CAB'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cab that I've seen before include "Taxi to hold an engine-driver" , "vehicle" , "A taxi in New York" , "Driver's compartment, in lorry say" , "Hired car" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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