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Snare fish after net is broken (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entangle

'snare' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'fish after net is broken' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'angle' (angling is a kind of fishing**).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'is broken' indicates an anagram.
'net' with letters rearranged gives 'ent'.
'angle' after 'ent' is 'ENTANGLE'.

(Other definitions for entangle that I've seen before include "Get tied up in knots in neat glen" , "Involve in complicated circumstances" , "Create confusion" , "Confuse" , "caught up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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