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Pad, pre-set, tripped where boy racer nabbed? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

speed trap

'where boy racer nabbed?' is the definition.
(a speed trap might catch a boy racer speeding)

'pad pre-set tripped' is the wordplay.
'tripped' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'trip' mean this).
'pad'+'pre'+'set'='padpreset'
'padpreset' is an anagram of 'SPEED TRAP'.

(Other definitions for speed trap that I've seen before include "Police control" , "inconvenience for boy racers?" , "curse of drivers?" , "road safety measure" , "something drivers might avoid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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