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Film guys on strike in billowing tent (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entrapment

'film' is the definition.
(1999 film)

'guys on strike in billowing tent' is the wordplay.
'guys' becomes 'men' (I've seen this in another clue).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'strike' becomes 'rap' (rapping is a kind of striking).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'billowing' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'men' after 'rap' is 'rapmen'.
'tent' with letters rearranged gives 'entt'.
'rapmen' placed inside 'entt' is 'ENTRAPMENT'.

(Other definitions for entrapment that I've seen before include "Pet remnant (anag.)" , "(Act of) tricking someone into getting caught" , "Tricking (of someone) into crime" , "Sting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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