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Catch has bent pipes (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hookahs

'pipes' is the definition.
(hookah is a kind of pipe)

'catch has bent' is the wordplay.
'catch' becomes 'hook' (hook is a kind of catch**).
'bent' indicates an anagram.
'has' with letters rearranged gives 'ahs'.
'hook'+'ahs'='HOOKAHS'

(Another definition for hookahs that I've seen is " pipes".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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