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Saved a little chap getting hurt (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cached

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'saved' is the definition.
(caching is a kind of saving)

'a little chap getting hurt' is the wordplay.
'a little chap getting' becomes 'c' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hurt' becomes 'ached' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'ached'='CACHED'

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(Other definitions for cached that I've seen before include "Hidden" , "'Laid away, stashed (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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