Caught when confusing directions get misread? (6)

I believe the answer is:

snared

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'caught' is the definition.
(snaring is a kind of catching)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for snared that I've seen before include "Caught in trap, maybe one with noose" , "Caught in trap as by poacher" , "Trapped by sander" , "Entrapped" , "Caught in a trap like rabbit in noose" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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