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Cunning traps for fish (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprat

'fish' is the definition.
(sprat is a kind of fish)

'cunning traps' is the wordplay.
'cunning' indicates an anagram.
'traps' anagrammed gives 'SPRAT'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sprat that I've seen before include "Small marine fish" , "chap giving richer course material to the Dutch" , "Small herring-type fish" , "Tiny fish" , "It's set to catch a mackerel" .)

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