Hangings secure death (3,8)

I believe the answer is:

net curtains

'hangings' is the definition.

'secure death' is the wordplay.
'secure' becomes 'net'.
'death' becomes 'curtains' (I've seen this before).
'net'+'curtains'='NET CURTAINS'

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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