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See bottles behind rope (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lasso

'rope' is the definition.
(lasso is a kind of rope)

'see bottles behind' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'lo' ('lo' is an archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'bottles' is an insertion indicator (bottle can mean to contain).
'behind' becomes 'ass' (synonyms).
'lo' enclosing 'ass' is 'LASSO'.

(Other definitions for lasso that I've seen before include "Rancher's rope" , "A cowboy's rope with a running noose" , "Looped rope used to catch cattle" , "which may be catching" , "One may be caught by this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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