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Scotsman caught breaking tech company's gizmo (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appliance

'gizmo' is the definition.
(I know that gizmo can be written as appliance)

'scotsman caught breaking tech company's' is the wordplay.
'scotsman' becomes 'ian' (common Scottish name).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'breaking' indicates putting letters inside.
'tech company' becomes 'apple'.
'ian'+'c'='ianc'
'ianc' going into 'apple' is 'APPLIANCE'.

(Other definitions for appliance that I've seen before include "Instrument for a particular purpose" , "Machine (for use in the home)" , "implement" , "Useful device, gadget" , "Domestic machine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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