Part of Houdini's act involved hat trick with gas jet (14)

I believe the answer is:

straightjacket

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'part of houdini's act' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'involved hat trick with gas jet' is the wordplay.
'involved' indicates an anagram (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'hat'+'trick'+'gas'+'jet'='hattrickgasjet'
'hattrickgasjet' is an anagram of 'STRAIGHTJACKET'.

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