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Rope in a girl with a ring (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lasso

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

'a girl with a ring' is the wordplay.
'a girl' becomes 'lass' (lass can informally mean a girl).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'lass'+'o'='LASSO'

(Other definitions for lasso that I've seen before include "Cowcatcher" , "which may be catching" , "Cowboy's rope with sliding noose" , "Cattle-catching rope" , "Cow-catching rope?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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