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Monster yak caught in pan (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jabberwock

'monster' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'yak caught in pan' is the wordplay.
'yak' becomes 'jabber' (I've seen this in another clue).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'pan' becomes 'wok' (wok is a kind of pan).
'c' inserted into 'wok' is 'wock'.
'jabber'+'wock'='JABBERWOCK'

(Another definition for jabberwock that I've seen is " Monster slain in Looking Glass poem".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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