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One used to snare girl with love (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lasso

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'one used to snare' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'girl with love' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'lass' (lass can informally mean a girl).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'lass'+'o'='LASSO'

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(Other definitions for lasso that I've seen before include "Nosed rope" , "Rope with noose for catching animals" , "Rope used for catching cattle" , "Cattle-catching rope" , "One may be caught by this" .)

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