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Rabbit caught by deerstalker? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chat

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

'caught by deerstalker?' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'deerstalker?' becomes 'hat' (deerstalker is a kind of hat).
'c'+'hat'='CHAT'

(Other definitions for chat that I've seen before include "flier" , "Informal conversations" , "Natter" , "Small songbird of the thrush family" , "A bird; converse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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