"on the hop" meaning in English

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          "text": "His sudden arrest caught many on the hop, including Pinochet's old ideological enemy, Cuba's Fidel Castro. \"Is it true? Is it confirmed?\" the 72-year-old Communist leader asked in Oporto.",
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