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Fishermen use many spinners (6)

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I believe the answer is:

creels

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'fishermen use' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'many spinners' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'many' could be 'l' and 'l' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'crees' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for creels that I've seen before include "Wicker baskets for fishermen" , "Fishermen use" , "Fish-baskets" , "Wicker baskets to hold fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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