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Wicket-keeper's job is contagious! (8)

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catching

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'is contagious' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for catching that I've seen before include "Attractive - infectious" , "Getting hold of or becoming infected" , "Seizing" , "Contagious" , "Stopping and holding a moving object" .)

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