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Guard's trick that may keep hunter in place

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I believe the answer is:

watchstrap

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'may keep hunter in place' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'guard's trick' is the wordplay.
'guard's' becomes 'watchs' (watch is a kind of guard).
'trick' becomes 'trap' (I've seen this before).
'watchs'+'trap'='WATCHSTRAP'

'that' is the link.

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(Another definition for watchstrap that I've seen is " Band with time".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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