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I caught a peeper (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eye

'a peeper' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'i caught' is the wordplay.
'caught' shows a homophone (sound like) (to catch something can mean to hear it).
'i' is a homophone of 'EYE'.

(Other definitions for eye that I've seen before include "Sense organ" , "See 1" , "9 across village" , "Light-detector" , "Location of 11dn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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