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Silly one tries prank, gets captured (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taken prisoner

'captured' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'silly one tries prank' is the wordplay.
'silly' indicates an anagram.
'one'+'tries'+'prank'='onetriesprank'
'onetriesprank' is an anagram of 'TAKEN PRISONER'.

'gets' acts as a link.

(Another definition for taken prisoner that I've seen is " Captured".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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