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Poles are capable of catching you! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snare

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'capable of catching you' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'poles are' is the wordplay.
'poles' becomes 'SN' (North and South poles).
'sn'+'are'='SNARE'

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(Other definitions for snare that I've seen before include "part of a musician's kit" , "Catch" , "Wire on drum; trap" , "Noosed trap" , "Kind of trap, often with noose" .)

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