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Catches a stray sprat (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

traps

'catches' is the definition.
(trapping is a kind of catching)

'a stray sprat' is the wordplay.
'a stray' indicates an anagram.
'sprat' anagrammed gives 'TRAPS'.

(Other definitions for traps that I've seen before include "jazz percussion?" , "Golf course hazards" , "Snares for light carriages" , "tricks" , "Ambushes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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