Demonstrating skill catching article in trap (4)

From Times Cryptic 29576, 6D —

6D — Demonstrating skill catching article in trap (4)NEAT

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Demonstrating skill' — A two-word phrase at the very start reads as a plain description of the answer; the rest is the recipe.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'catching'
  • Operation
    'catching' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'article trap'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'article' → A
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'trap' → NET
  • Assembly
    NET + A = NE(A)T

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