Food for catching fish (4)

I believe the answer is:

bait

(Other definitions for bait that I've seen before include "Set a trap with food" , "What lures" , "Food used as lure" , "Deliberately annoy or taunt" , "Boilie, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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