The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEWT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result NEWT
- Creature wife caught in trap
- Amphibian’s leg removed by famous scientist
- Animal wife evidently caught?
- Fresh water essentially where it may breed
- Small creature not seen before tantalises at outset
- What’s dropping on famous scientist? Just ask
- Latest model with a distinctive crest, possibly
- Amphibian from west caught in snare
- Pond creature young toad initially turns into
- Having consumed whiskey, revolutionary number one is drunk, proverbially
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The straight part
We know that "one is drunk, proverbially" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one is drunk, proverbially = newt.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does NEWT mean?
NEWT noun- A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.