Seize ball from captain with trophy? Yes! (6)

I believe the answer is:

occupy

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'seize' is the definition.
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'ball from captain with trophy? yes' is the wordplay.
'ball from captain' becomes 'oc' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'trophy?' becomes 'cup' (cup is a kind of trophy).
'yes' becomes 'y'.
'oc'+'cup'+'y'='OCCUPY'

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(Other definitions for occupy that I've seen before include "Employ" , "Hold; tenant" , "Take over - live in" , "Reside in; keep busy" , "'Fill a position, reside (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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