Note parts tangled in disorganised angler’s gear (7,3)

I believe the answer is:

landing net

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'angler's gear' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'note parts tangled in disorganised' is the wordplay.
'parts' says to take the initial letters (I've seen 'part' mean this).
'disorganised' indicates anagramming the letters.
The initial letter of 'note' is 'n'.
'n'+'tangled'+'in'='ntangledin'
'ntangledin' with letters rearranged gives 'LANDING-NET'.

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(Another definition for landing net that I've seen is " Fisherman's equipment".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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