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Legend or icon, apt to stray (7)

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I believe the answer is:

caption

'legend' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'icon apt to stray' is the wordplay.
'to stray' is an anagram indicator.
'icon'+'apt'='iconapt'
'iconapt' is an anagram of 'CAPTION'.

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for caption that I've seen before include "Brief description of an illustration" , "Text under photo" , "Provide (a picture) with a title" , "Legend with a photograph" , "Explanation of an illustration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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