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Tin with silver catch (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snag

'catch' is the definition.
(snagging is a kind of catching)

'tin with silver' is the wordplay.
'tin' becomes 'Sn' (Sn is the chemical symbol for tin).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'silver' becomes 'Ag' (Ag is the chemical symbol for silver).
'sn'+'ag'='SNAG'

(Other definitions for snag that I've seen before include "Tear - catch" , "Hitch, unexpected problem" , "Rip or tear" , "Hidden obstacle or drawback" , "Hidden obstacle or catch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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