City lad caught in a tangle of feet (8)

I believe the answer is:

dactylic

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'city lad caught in a tangle of feet' is the definition.
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'city lad caught in a tangle' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'in a tangle' indicates anagramming the letters.
'city'+'lad'+'c'='cityladc'
'cityladc' is an anagram of 'DACTYLIC'.

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(Another definition for dactylic that I've seen is " In tum-ti-ti rhythm".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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