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Back part is a snare (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trap

'snare' is the definition.
(I know that snare can be written as trap)

'back part' is the wordplay.
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'part' back-to-front is 'TRAP'.

'is a' is the link.

(Other definitions for trap that I've seen before include "that can let an actor down" , "Golfing hazard" , "one would be ill advised to enter?" , "corner" , "It commonly has a role in speaking" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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