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Done so may be caught (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noosed

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'caught' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'done so may be' is the wordplay.
'may be' is an anagram indicator.
'done'+'so'='doneso'
'doneso' with letters rearranged gives 'NOOSED'.

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(Another definition for noosed that I've seen is " Lassoed".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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