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Terribly rude carpet is seized again (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recaptured

'seized again' is the definition.
('captured' is an answer for 'seized' so perhaps 'recaptured' is OK for 'seized again')

'terribly rude carpet' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'rude'+'carpet'='rudecarpet'
'rudecarpet' is an anagram of 'RECAPTURED'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for recaptured that I've seen before include "recovered?" , "taken back" .)

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