Caught, then time for pen (4)
I believe the answer is:
cage
'pen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'caught then time' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'then' says to put letters next to each other.
'time' becomes 'age' (age is a kind of time**).
'c'+'age'='CAGE'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for cage that I've seen before include "Form of incarceration" , "Animal enclosure with bars" , "Confine -- US composer, d. 1992" , "John ---, composer; one with bars" , "Confined space for animals" .)