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Difficult to catch Elvis when travelling in Europe (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elusive

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'difficult to catch' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for elusive that I've seen before include "Use veil to be difficult to catch" , "Evil use (anag.)" , "Hard to grasp" , "Vile sue is hard to catch" , "Hard to pin down, slippery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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