Witches caught taking a cooker (5)
I believe the answer is:
coven
'witches' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)
'caught taking a cooker' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'taking' says to put letters next to each other.
'a cooker' becomes 'oven' (I've seen this before**).
'c'+'oven'='COVEN'
(Other definitions for coven that I've seen before include "Witch group" , "Company of witches" , "Witches' set" , "enchanting women in group" , "Women's group" .)