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Poles are setting trap (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snare

'trap' is the definition.
(I know that trap can be written as snare)

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

'setting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for snare that I've seen before include "Trap or entangle" , "Lure or trap" , "Kind of trap, often with noose" , "Entrap" , "Trap; type of drum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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