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Pack squirrel away that's been caught? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

horde

'pack' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'squirrel away that's been caught?' is the wordplay.
'squirrel away' becomes 'hoard' (synonyms).
'that's been caught?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (I've seen 'is caught' mean this).
'hoard' sounds like 'HORDE'.

(Other definitions for horde that I've seen before include "Vast multitude" , "A mob of people" , "Large force" , "Nomadic army" , "Large group of people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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