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Depressed, chasing contact on landing (9)

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I believe the answer is:

touchdown

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

'depressed chasing contact' is the wordplay.
'depressed' becomes 'down' ('down' can be a synonym of 'depressed').
'chasing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'contact' becomes 'touch' (touch is a kind of contact**).
'down' put after 'touch' is 'TOUCHDOWN'.

'on' is the link.

(Other definitions for touchdown that I've seen before include "a score, with a chance for more?" , "Come back to earth" , "Moment of landing" , "Arrival" , "at end of flight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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