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Ceremony is just caught (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rite

'ceremony' is the definition.
(rite is a kind of ceremony)

'just caught' is the wordplay.
'just' becomes 'right' ('right' can be similar in meaning to 'just').
'caught' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (to catch something can mean to hear it).
'right' is a homophone of 'RITE'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for rite that I've seen before include "Formal procedure" , "Ceremony - ritual" , "Solemn ceremony" , "Ceremonial act" , "(Words used in) ceremonial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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