Fantastic carolling can be arresting (9)
I believe the answer is:
collaring
'arresting' is the definition.
('collar' can be a synonym of 'arrest')
'fantastic carolling' is the wordplay.
'fantastic' indicates anagramming the letters.
'carolling' with letters rearranged gives 'COLLARING'.
'can be' is the link.
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