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Lara gets up to capture bug living in a tree (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arboreal

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'living in a tree' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'lara gets up to capture bug' is the wordplay.
'gets up' is a reversal indicator.
'to capture' indicates putting letters inside.
'bug' becomes 'bore' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'lara' backwards is 'aral'.
'aral' enclosing 'bore' is 'ARBOREAL'.

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(Other definitions for arboreal that I've seen before include "Tree-dwelling" , "Relating to trees" , "Like the sloth" , "living in forest" , "Wooded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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