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In the very act (3-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red-handed

(Other definitions for red-handed that I've seen before include "(Caught) in the act of committing a crime" , "Catch someone thus in the act" , "Colourfully caught in the act" , "(Taken) in the act" , "In the act of crime - may be caught thus" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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