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Spotted
predator
–
shark
is
caught
(7)
Spotted predator – shark is caught (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The answer is Spotted predator, the cheetah. A 'shark' can mean a cheater (a card sharp), and 'caught' is the homophone indicator telling us CHEETAH sounds just like 'cheater'.