Male swan we initially bypassed in predator’s trap (6)
I believe the answer is:
cobweb
'predator's trap' is the definition.
'male swan we initially bypassed' is the wordplay.
'male swan' becomes 'cob' (I've seen this before).
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'bypassed' is 'b'.
'cob'+'we'+'b'='COBWEB'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for cobweb that I've seen before include "Net made by a spider to catch insects" , "Product of eleven across" , "Filaments made by a spider" , "Fly trap?" , "Gossamer trap" .)