Long noosed rope used to catch animals (6)
I believe the answer is:
lariat
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">long noosed rope used to catch animals</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lariat that I've seen before include "A cowboy's rope with noose" , "Line of cowboy" , "Cowboy's rope (of Spanish origin)" , "Long narrow ditch" , "Cattle-catching rope" .)