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Rushed back in, distraught after dropping essentially straightforward catch (7)

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ensnare

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'catch' is the definition.
(ensnaring is a kind of catching)

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(Other definitions for ensnare that I've seen before include "Catch as if in a trap or net" , "Ecstatic expression of feeling" , "Capture, trap" , "Ambush" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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