Managed to capture a horse in base (6)
I believe the answer is:
bagged
'managed' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'to capture a horse in base' is the wordplay.
'to capture' indicates putting letters inside.
'horse' becomes 'gg' (geegee or GG is a childish term for a horse).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'base' becomes 'bed' (both can mean the bottom of something).
'gg' going within 'bed' is 'bgged'.
'a' put within 'bgged' is 'BAGGED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bagged that I've seen before include "like game on August 12" , "Killed (game); claimed" , "Reserved" .)