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Preset pad out where motorists nabbed (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

speed trap

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'where motorists nabbed' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'preset pad out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'preset'+'pad'='presetpad'
'presetpad' with letters rearranged gives 'SPEED TRAP'.

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(Other definitions for speed trap that I've seen before include "hazard for travellers in haste?" , "inconvenience for boy racers?" , "Hazard for fast motorist" , "something drivers might avoid" , "curse of drivers?" .)

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