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Snake European caught with tense face (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aspect

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'face' is the definition.
(I know that face can be written as aspect)

'snake european caught with tense' is the wordplay.
'snake' becomes 'asp' (asp is a kind of snake).
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'caught with' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'tense' becomes 't' (abbreviation used in many dictionaries).
'asp'+'e'+'c'+'t'='ASPECT'

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(Other definitions for aspect that I've seen before include "'Scene, view, vista (6)'" , "Particular or distinct element, of a problem say" , "Scene, look" , "Feature; appearance" , "Demeanour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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